The Newton's Method Example

5 The Newton's Method Example

The following is a tutorial in which you will build and run and learn about a simple Java application that calculates the roots of a function using Newton's method.

5.1 Newton's Method for Finding Roots
5.2 Java Code for Newton's Method
5.3 Compiling and Running the Newton Class
5.4 The Basic Structure of Java Code
5.5 Introduction to Classes
5.6 Methods: Functions and Subroutines in Java
5.7 The Main Method

5.7.1 Variable Declarations: Primitive Java Data Types
5.7.2 Command Line Arguments and Arrays
5.7.3 Calculating in the Main Loop
5.7.4 Finishing Up

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