Zeros of a Function

Harold Cohen ()
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Harold Cohen: California State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Chapter Chapter 2 in Numerical Approximation Methods, 2011, pp 31-72 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, we present methods for finding the zeros of f(x) when f(x) is a polynomial. By the time one has finished high school, the methods for finding the roots of first- and second order polynomials have been learned. It is well known that it is not possible to solve for the roots of a polynomial in f(x) in terms of the coefficients of x for a polynomial of order N ≥ 5.

Keywords: Real Root; Simple Root; Order Polynomial; Complex Root; Raphson Method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9837-8_2

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