Introduction

Determination of roots an equation of the form f (x) = 0 has a great importance in the field of science and engineering. 

in this topic we consider some simple methods of obtaining approximate roots of algebraic and transcendental ( non algebraic ) equations

Specific Objectives

You should be able to :

  • show the location of the root of the equation of the form f (x) = 0 
  • find the solution of the equation f (x) = 0  using
    • bisection method
    • iteration method
    • Newton - Raphson

You will achieve these objectives by undertaking the following activities :

  • attempting to solve given exercise
  • study learning materials attached
  • read further from the internet, library etc