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A Closer Fit - Fractional Derivatives

Feb. 20, 2003

Fractional derivatives? Yes, there are such things. And they can help describe processes more accurately than ordinary differentials.Here you will find the full-length article in MS-Word format, and supplementary READ FIRST files and Excel Spreadsheets.

Jean M. Hoffman

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A Closer Fit

Fractional derivatives? Yes, there are such things. And they can help describe processes more accurately than ordinary differentials.

Richard E. Johnson
JSP Data
Jamestown, N.Y.
[email protected]

Below are the supplementary files from the article that appeared in the February 20th issue of Machine Design.

Full Article in MS Word Format	Part 1 - Word Doc	Part 2 - Word Doc
Fractional Derivative Numerical	Read Me File	Excel File
Imaginary Derivative Numerical	Read Me File	Excel File
Calculated Complex Polynomial	Read Me File	Excel File
Calculated Derivatives of Sin (wX)	Read Me File	Excel File
Extended Complex Factorial	Read Me File	Excel File
Series 1(wx,r)	Read Me File	Excel File
Series 2(wx,r)	Read Me File	Excel File
EM Error	Read Me File	Excel File
EP Error	Read Me File	Excel File

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