May 10

Section 4.8. Newton's Method

  objective:

• to understand how Newton's method can be used to approximate solutions to equations

• Newton-Raphson method
• approximating solutions using the iterative process
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solved problems - using key ideas

• how initial choice of x effects method, #1
• Newton's method with linear function, #3
• using Newton's method, #5
• linking calculators to transmit program
• solving equations, #8,9,14,17
• when the method does not work, #23
• application, #30

group work
none

announcements
Homework. #2,4,10,14,22
 

QUESTION OF THE DAY

Find (3-2i)(5+6i).

SOLUTION