Equation: First derivative: 4 point rules

First derivative: 4 point rules

created by:

Thijs van den Berg (http://www.sitmo.com)

Approximation formula for the first derivative. These 4 point equations have third order accuracy.

	The x-value location of the derivative of f(x)
h	The distance between grid points

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