Numerical Computation of the p-th Derivative of a Function

Recently efforts have been made to compute first and second derivatives of a function numerically when it’s values are known in a specific interval. In the derivation mainly Chebyshev polynomials and Lagrange interpolation were used by M.T.Rashed. In this study, a generalized form is reached for the p-th derivative of a function. Thus encoding of the method on personal computer and finding solutions can be easily done. Method is applied to different examples are made and advantages and disadvantages are indicated.