Day 12 in Mat360

Today:

• Return Homework 2.1

• Collect problems 2.2.

• Questions/Comments on old stuff?

• Section 2.3:
  • Xlispstat demo of Newton's method at work

  • Using your calculator for computations....

  • (takes awhile!)

  • section 2.3 summary

Links:

• Using Newton's method to make pretty pictures.... (see "Newton and complex roots" above)
• More pictures (fractals) and some history