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Be careful when you dodge round Newton

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

F. M. Arscott
F. M. Arscott*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg R3T2N2, Canada Mathematical Institute, 24-29 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LB
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Extract

In the course of attacking a research problem recently, I came across a numerical dodge which, though really very simple, was new to me; in the course of using it I involuntarily gave myself an object lesson in the dangers of blind use of formulae. I hope there are readers of the Gazette who will appreciate learning of the dodge, and/or laughing at my misfortune.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 63 , Issue 425 , October 1979 , pp. 169 - 172
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1979

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References

1. Phillips, G. M. and Taylor, P. J., Theory and applications of numerical analysis. Academic Press (1973).Google Scholar