Contents

• Contents
• Interpolation
• The Vandermonde matrix
• Confluence
• Specialized data points
• Three-point two-dimensional approximation
• Four-point two-dimensional approximation
• Two dimensional quadratic approximation
• Change of origin, scale
• Standardized interpolation formulas
• Three dimensional linear approximation
• Three dimensional quadratic approximation
• Fitting by least squares
• The sequence of triangles
• Checklist
• Bibliography