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7 changes: 6 additions & 1 deletion 02_newton.md
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Expand Up @@ -12,12 +12,17 @@ Iterative techniques for solving $f(x) = 0$ for $x$.

*Bisection*: start with an interval $[a, b]$ bracketing the root.
Evaluate the midpoint. Replace one end, maintaining a root bracket.
Linear convergence. Slow but **robust**.
Linear convergence. Error is roughly halved at every iteration as the interval is halved:

$$ \frac{|e_{k+1}|}{|e_k|} \le \frac{1}{2} $$
Slow but **robust**.

*Newton's Method*: $x_{k+1} = x_k - f(x_k) / f'(x_k)$. Faster,
quadratic convergence (number of correct decimals places doubles each
iteration).

$$ \frac{|e_{k+1}|}{|e_k|^2} \le c $$

Downsides of Newton's Method: need derivative info, and additional
smoothness. Convergence usually not guaranteed unless "sufficiently
close": not **robust**.
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