Unit 1: Numerical Methods - 1

Topics

• Solution of polynomial and transcendental equations →
• Bisection method →
• Newton-Raphson method and Regula-Falsi method →
• Finite differences →
• Relation between operators →
• Interpolation using Newton’s forward and backward difference formulae →
• Interpolation with unequal intervals →
• Newton’s divided difference and Lagrange’s formulae →