Photo credits: Simon Tatham
The fascinating results you get when you graphically map how the Newton method finds an approximation to multiple roots, and homes in on them.
From the »very simple and readable NYT column on mathematics by Steven Strogatz. During the languid days of being a data-entry clerk in between high school and university, I devoured a couple of pop math books from the library. The interest has remained since.
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