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Questions on the use of numerical functions NIntegrate and NDSolve.

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The value of $\sqrt{\frac{\pi }{2}} C(1)$

I'm going through question 5 here, where they ask to approximate the integral $$I=\int_0^a \cos(t^2) \mathrm{d}t $$ with $a=\sqrt{\pi/2}$. This integral can be expressed using Fresnel integrals as …
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Rigorous error bounds for `NIntegrate`

Suppose I want to numerically evaluate an integral of the form $$\int_{-\infty} ^\infty f(x) \mathrm{d}x $$ with error not exceeding some positive bound $\epsilon$. Is there a way to do this using NIn …
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Solving an unstable BVP numerically, accurately and efficiently

About two weeks ago I've posted the following question on MathOverflow: Solving a boundary value problem numerically, with high precision. That is, the ODE is \begin{equation} y''=y^2-t \tag{1} \end …
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