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Determining the Speed of a Fixed-Point Iteration

Dr Barker 4,361 lượt xem 1 month ago
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We measure the rate of convergence of a fixed-point iteration process to the root of a cubic equation, without using any advanced techniques such as the mean value theorem.

How can you tell that a fixed-point iteration will converge?
https://youtu.be/K5k-mAgH3BE

This video was inspired by a similar example which appears here:
Hirst, K., 1994. Numbers, Sequences and Series. Butterworth-Heinemann.

00:00 Intro
01:10 Setup
02:58 Calculating |x_{n+1} - α|
05:52 Inequalities for α & x_n
09:54 Rate of convergence to α
13:56 Interpretation & conclusion

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