MA005: Calculus I

Newton's method is a process which can find roots of functions whose graphs cross or just kiss the x–axis. Although this method is a bit harder to apply than the Bisection Algorithm, it often finds roots that the Bisection Algorithm misses, and it usually finds them faster.

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