Writing Assignment for Friday, November 14th

 

Please give short answers to each of the following questions by emailing me through the link for your section:  8 Section                       10 Section

 

  1. What is the purpose of Newton¹s Method?
  2. What does the word iterative mean and how does it apply to Newton¹s Method?
  3. What happens if, at some point during the iteration, you get that x_(n+1)=x_n? (Hint:  Look at the formula used in the iteration)