(*^ ::[paletteColors = 128; automaticGrouping; currentKernel; fontset = title, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeTitle, center, M7, bold, L1, e8, 24, "Times"; ; fontset = subtitle, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeTitle, center, M7, bold, L1, e6, 18, "Times"; ; fontset = subsubtitle, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeTitle, center, M7, italic, L1, e6, 14, "Times"; ; fontset = section, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeSection, grayBox, M22, bold, L1, a20, 18, "Times"; ; fontset = subsection, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeSection, blackBox, M19, bold, L1, a15, 14, "Times"; ; fontset = subsubsection, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeSection, whiteBox, M18, bold, L1, a12, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = text, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = smalltext, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 10, "Times"; ; fontset = input, noPageBreakBelow, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeInput, M42, N23, bold, L1, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = output, output, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, L-5, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = message, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, L1, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = print, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, L1, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = info, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, L1, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = postscript, PostScript, formatAsPostScript, output, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeGraphics, M7, l34, w282, h287, L1, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = name, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, italic, L1, 10, "Times"; ; fontset = header, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = Left Header, nohscroll, cellOutline, 12; fontset = footer, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, center, M7, L1, 12; fontset = Left Footer, cellOutline, blackBox, 12; fontset = help, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 10, "Times"; ; fontset = clipboard, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = completions, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = special1, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = special2, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = special3, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = special4, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = special5, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12;] :[font = title; inactive; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Newton's Method :[font = section; inactive; Cclosed; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Introduction :[font = subsection; inactive; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Statements for Figure 1 :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] f[x_] := x^2 - 5 :[font = input; preserveAspect; endGroup; ] Plot[f[x], {x, -8, 8}] :[font = subsection; inactive; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Statements for Figure 2 :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] a = 6.0; y = f[a] + f'[a] (x - a) :[font = input; preserveAspect; endGroup; ] Plot[{f[x], y}, {x, 0, 10}] :[font = subsection; inactive; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] The prime notation for derivatives :[font = input; preserveAspect; endGroup; ] f[x_] := x^3 f'[x] :[font = subsection; inactive; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Accurate Sqrt[5] :[font = input; preserveAspect; endGroup; endGroup; ] N[Sqrt[5], 20] :[font = section; inactive; Cclosed; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Exercise 2 :[font = input; preserveAspect; endGroup; ] f[x_] := x^2 - 5 xn = 6.0; Do[ xn = xn - f[xn]/f'[xn]; Print[ xn ], {5}] :[font = section; inactive; Cclosed; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Exercise 3 :[font = input; preserveAspect; endGroup; ] f[x_] := x^2 - 5 xn = 15.0; Do[ xn = xn - f[xn]/f'[xn]; Print[ xn ], {6}] :[font = section; inactive; Cclosed; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Exercise 4 :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] f[x_] := x^2 - 5 xn = 15.0; Do[ xn = xn - f[xn]/f'[xn]; Print[ N[xn, 16] ], {8}] :[font = input; preserveAspect; endGroup; ] f[x_] := x^2 - 5 xn = 200.0; Do[ xn = xn - f[xn]/f'[xn]; Print[ N[xn, 10] ], {16}] :[font = section; inactive; Cclosed; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Exercise 5 :[font = input; preserveAspect; endGroup; ] Do[ Print["c = ", c]; f[x_] := x^2 - c; xn = 1.0; Do[ xn = xn - f[xn]/f'[xn]; Print[" ", N[xn, 6] ], {5}], {c, .5, 4.0, .5}] :[font = section; inactive; Cclosed; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Exercise 6 :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] f[x_] := (x^3 - 2.1 x^2 + x - 2) / (x^6 + 1) :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] f[-10] f[10] :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] Plot[f[x], {x, -10, 10}] :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] Plot[f[x], {x, -10, 10}, PlotRange -> {-.1, .1}] :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] Plot[f[x], {x, -3, 3}] :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] Plot[f[x], {x, 1.5, 3.5}] :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] xn = 2.0; Do[ xn = xn - f[xn]/f'[xn]; Print[ N[xn, 6] ], {8}] :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] xn = 3.0; Do[ xn = xn - f[xn]/f'[xn]; Print[ N[xn, 6] ], {16}] :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] xn = 0.5; Do[ xn = xn - f[xn]/f'[xn]; Print[ N[xn, 6] ], {16}] :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] Plot[f[x], {x, 0, 1.0}] :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] f'[0.5] :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] xn = -1.0; Do[ xn = xn - f[xn]/f'[xn]; Print[ N[xn, 6] ], {16}] :[font = input; preserveAspect; endGroup; endGroup; ] Plot[f[x], {x, -3, 0}] ^*)