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Calculating roots: the bisection algorithm

Posted byjoaquindrut December 14, 2022December 14, 2022

A first look at numerical methods to calculate roots: the bisection algorithm. Steps, precision bounds, and an important caveat.

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Posted byjoaquindrutDecember 14, 2022December 14, 2022Posted inNumerical methods

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