approximate derivative of matrix

[osenna66]

The assignment question is: "Approximate the derivative of a matrix with respect to X"

Using this formula to create a new matrix from the original int[][] m:
m′[i][j] = (m[i−1][j +1]−m[i−1][j −1])+2∗(m[i][j +1]−m[i][j −1])+(m[i+1][j +1]−m[i+1][j −1]

Also, boundary cases (ex: m[0][0]) must be treated differently. For example, if the formula says to take m[-1][0], you should use the value for m[0][0] instead.

This is the code i have written so far:
public static int[][] approximateDerivativeX(int[][] m) {
int h = m.length;
int w = m[0].length;
int[][] derivativeXArray = new int[h][w];
for (int i=0; i < h; i++) {
for (int j=0; j < w; j++) {
if (i==0 && j==0) {
derivativeXArray[i][j] = 2*(m[i][j+1]-m[i][j]);
}
else if (i==0 && j!=0 && j < w-1) {
derivativeXArray[i][j] = (m[i][j+1]-m[i][j-1]) + 2*(m[i][j+1]-m[i][j-1]) + (m[i+1][j+1]-m[i+1][j-1]);
}
else if (i==0 && j==w-1) {
derivativeXArray[i][j] = (m[i][j]-m[i][j-1]) + 2*(m[i][j]-m[i][j-1]) + (m[i+1][j]-m[i+1][j-1]);
}
else if (i!=0 && i < h-1 && j==0) {
derivativeXArray[i][j] = (m[i-1][j+1]-m[i-1][j]) + 2*(m[i][j+1]-m[i][j]) + (m[i+1][j+1]-m[i+1][j]);
}
else if (i!=0 && i < h-1 && j!=0 && j < w-1) {
derivativeXArray[i][j] = (m[i-1][j+1]-m[i-1][j-1]) + 2*(m[i][j+1]-m[i][j-1]) + (m[i+1][j+1]-m[i+1][j-1]);
}
else if (i!=0 && i < h-1 && j==w-1) {
derivativeXArray[i][j] = (m[i-1][j]-m[i-1][j-1]) + 2*(m[i][j]-m[i][j-1]) + (m[i+1][j]-m[i+1][j-1]);
}
else if (i==h-1 && j==0) {
derivativeXArray[i][j] = (m[i-1][j+1]-m[i-1][j]) + 2*(m[i][j+1]-m[i][j]) + (m[i][j+1]-m[i][j]);
}
else if (i==h-1 && j!=0 && j < w-1) {
derivativeXArray[i][j] = (m[i-1][j+1]-m[i-1][j-1]) + 2*(m[i][j+1]-m[i][j-1]) + (m[i][j+1]-m[i][j-1]);
}
else if (i==h-1 && j==w-1) {
derivativeXArray[i][j] = (m[i-1][j]-m[i-1][j-1]) + 2*(m[i][j]-m[i][j-1]) + (m[i][j]-m[i][j-1]);
}
}
}

return derivativeXArray;
}


If the original matrix is this:
7 2 2 5 5
8 8 1 1 4
8 4 1 8 0
0 9 8 6 2
3 1 5 3 1

Then the derivative with respect to x should be:
-10 -17 -1 9 3
-9 -26 -7 8 -2
1 -13 -2 -5 -17
12 11 0 -17 -18
5 12 1 -14 -8

But the output I am getting is:
-10 -22 2 12 3
-9 -26 -7 8 -2
1 -13 -2 -5 -17
12 11 0 -17 -18
3 14 3 -18 -10

Any insight in what I am doing wrong?

[osenna66]

i am not a person. i am a slice of pizza. i keep getting pepperoni on my keyboard. please help me.

[sunde887]

Knowing the start point and end point, try doing this mechanically with pen and paper, it may help you understand it better.

[Jodokus]

Hello,
I checked your calculation, and got the same result (your third matrix).
I checked your code and found no mistakes, except that the two terms that you threw away in the first line (i and j both zero) don't seem to cancel out.
The bad news is that when I left them in, only the -10 (upper left, as expected) changed to -15, so my result also is not your desired output.

Some questions:
- I have no idea what this "approximateDerivative" is, or is good for. Can you just explain a bit of what you use it for or what it does? (Yes I tried google)
- What is your source of knowing what the output should be? Is there a link to this source? (Maybe including the calculation-instruction)