[Maxima] Problem with expand in lagrange interpolation

[Daniel Lakeland]

By expanding a high degree polynomial we typically create a
numerically unstable result, since the first term begins to dominate
rapidly, among other things.

The newton divided difference formula is designed to avoid that, I
think it's the same thing as the horner scheme that we get from
"horner" in maxima

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange_interpolation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_polynomial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horner_scheme

so perhaps instead of "expand" try applying "horner"

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Daniel Lakeland
dlakelan at street-artists.org
http://www.street-artists.org/~dlakelan