HUNTERTUTORING

Root finding and interpolation

Numerical analysis · STEM / applied

Bisection, fixed-point iteration, and Newton's method

Objectives

  • Bisection, fixed-point iteration, and Newton's method
  • Secant method and convergence analysis (informal)
  • Lagrange and Newton interpolation polynomials
  • Runge phenomenon and piecewise polynomial interpolation
  • Splines (linear and cubic) and their continuity conditions

Study materials