Recursive Computation of Certain Derivatives-A Study of Error Propagation A brief study is made of the propagation of errors in linear first-order difference equations. The recursive computation of successive derivatives of (e^x)/x and (cos x)/x is considered as an illustration. CACM January, 1970 Gautschi, W. recursive computation, successive derivatives, error propagation 5.11 5.12 CA700102 JB February 14, 1978 2:18 PM 2129 4 2129 1449 5 2129 2119 5 2129 2129 5 2129 2129 5 2129 2129 5 2129 2149 5 2129 1023 6 2129 2129 6 2129 2129 6 2129