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Computationally Efficient Polynomial Approximations Used to Program the Theis Equation
Author(s) -
Huntoon Peter W.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1980.tb03381.x
Subject(s) - polynomial , computer science , mathematics , series (stratigraphy) , algorithm , mathematical analysis , paleontology , biology
Polynomial approximations have been developed for the infinite series embodied in the Theis equation. These have the following advantages when programmed for use on computers or hand calculators: (1) they are easy to program; (2) they are computationally efficient; and (3) they eliminate round‐off errors.