Student misconceptions using Newton's method for nonlinear optimization

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Appleget, Jeffrey
Fox, William P.
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Newton's Method
roots
critical points
nonlinear optimization
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2001
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Newton's Method is used to find roots of differentiable functions, and is easily adapted to find critical points of twice-differentiable functions. Students often rely on the numerical results of Newton's Method without a complete analysis of the function. We offer a function that when used in a lab setting using technology allows the students to gain further insights into the use of Newton's Method.
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Mathematics
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Student misconceptions using Newton's method for nonlinear optimization Jeffrey Appleget William P Fox, Primus : Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies; Mar 2001; 11, 1; ProQuest, pg. 53
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