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 ====== Math 753/853 Bisection ====== ====== Math 753/853 Bisection ======
  
-few online resources for the bisection method.+The bisection method is an algorithm for finding roots of a nonlinear equation $f(x) = 0$, where $f$ is continuous and $x$ is one-dimensional. Here are a few excellent ​online resources for the bisection method.
  
   * [[https://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Bisection_method|Bisection method]], Wikipedia. Good explanation,​ provides pseudo-code,​ some great concrete examples, and error analysis.   * [[https://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Bisection_method|Bisection method]], Wikipedia. Good explanation,​ provides pseudo-code,​ some great concrete examples, and error analysis.
   * [[http://​mathworld.wolfram.com/​Bisection.html|Bisection]] Wolfram Alpha. Terse, gives error analysis.   * [[http://​mathworld.wolfram.com/​Bisection.html|Bisection]] Wolfram Alpha. Terse, gives error analysis.
   * [[http://​www.sosmath.com/​calculus/​limcon/​limcon07/​limcon07.html| Bisection method]], sosmath.com. This one has a nice animation. ​   * [[http://​www.sosmath.com/​calculus/​limcon/​limcon07/​limcon07.html| Bisection method]], sosmath.com. This one has a nice animation. ​
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