## Exercise 1.29 of SICP

Exercise 1.29: Simpson’s Rule is a more accurate method of numerical integration than the method illustrated above. Using Simpson’s Rule, the integral of a function f between a and b is approximated as
$\frac{h}{3}[y_0+4y_1+2y_2+4y_3+2y_4+ \cdots + 2y_{n-2} + 4y_{n-1} + y_n]$
where $h=\frac{b-a}{n}$, for some even integer n, and $y_k = f(a + kh)$. (Increasing n increases the accuracy of the approximation.) Define a procedure that takes as arguments f, a, b, and n and returns the value of the integral, computed using Simpson’s Rule. Use your procedure to integrate cube between 0 and 1 (with n = 100 and n = 1000), and compare the results to those of the integral procedure shown above.

There are several things I want to note here. All the auxiliary functions to represent the leading coefficients as well as h make life a lot easier. It’s also important to note that the variables a and b in sum are not performing the same role as in the integral example earlier. In this case they are just counting indices from a = 0 to b = n. It might not be immediately obvious: When the function term is called from sum a (the start of the integrating interval) is bound to it from the original call to simpson-integral . Term only receives the index which it promptly evaluates.