Origin and Evolution of the Secant Method in One Dimension

DOI10.4169/amer.math.monthly.120.06.500zbMath1280.01002OpenAlexW2397312707WikidataQ58285962 ScholiaQ58285962MaRDI QIDQ2856446

Joanna M. Papakonstantinou, Richard A. Tapia

Publication date: 29 October 2013

Published in: The American Mathematical Monthly (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.4169/amer.math.monthly.120.06.500

zbMATH Keywords

regula falsidouble false position methodfalse position ruleNewton's numerical methods

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Iterative numerical methods for linear systems (65F10) History of mathematics in the Golden Age of Islam (01A30) History of mathematics in Late Antiquity and medieval Europe (01A35) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) General histories, source books (01A05) History of Babylonian mathematics (01A17) History of Egyptian mathematics (01A16)

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