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NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD

TEXTBOOK NOTES

 

Text book notes for Newton-Raphson Method [PDF] [DOC]

PRESENTATIONS

 

PowerPoint presentation for Newton-Raphson Method [PDF] [PPT]

EBook for Newton-Raphson Method [EBOOK]

INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS

 

Background & Algorithm for Newton-Raphson Method [WMV]

Example for Newton-Raphson Method [WMV]

Advantages & Drawbacks for Newton-Raphson Method [WMV]

Derivation from Taylor Series of Newton-Raphson Method[WMV

Supercomputers have no divide unit - A Newton-Raphson Method Approach [WMV]

SIMULATIONS

 

Newton-Raphson Method [MAPLE] [MATHCAD] [MATHEMATICA] [MATLAB]

Newton-Raphson Convergence [MAPLE] [MATHCAD] [MATHEMATICA] [MATLAB]

Pitfall: Division by zero [MAPLE] [MATHCAD] [MATHEMATICA] [MATLAB]

Pitfall: Slow Convergence at Inflection Points [MAPLE] [MATHCAD] [MATHEMATICA] [MATLAB]

Pitfall: Root jumps over several roots [MAPLE] [MATHCAD] [MATHEMATICA] [MATLAB]

Pitfall: Roots oscillates around local maxima and minima [MAPLE] [MATHCAD] [MATHEMATICA] [MATLAB]

SELF ASSESSMENT

 

Test your knowledge of Newton-Raphson method [HTML] [PDF] [DOC]

   
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