Microworld
Title Page:
Nonlinear Equations
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Author:
Ravinder
Kumar
When
f(x) is a nonlinear function, there is often no general procedure for finding
exact solutions to the equation: f(x) = 0. Various methods are explored, in
the 14 pages of this Microworld, for finding approximate numerical solutions
of the equation in this case. In particular the following methods are explored
and illustrated:
Newton's
method is also used for determining complex roots. This book can be used both
as a solver as well as an exploratory tool. The users are asked carefully
to explore the methods and then describe the methods in their own words.
This
book may be used for
The
students may also compare the efficiency and efficacy of the various methods.
This
Microworld is based on the Mathwright Library WorkBook: Nonlinear
Equations by Lisa Coulter. The author would like to express his gratitude
for Dr. Coulter's generous contribution to web scholarship.
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