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<dl><dd>Thesis advisors, David Canright, Carlos F. Borges</dd>
<dd>Thesis (M.S. in Applied Mathematics) Naval Postgraduate School, June 2001</dd>
<dd>Includes bibliographical references (p. 59)</dd>
<dd>Real world phenomena commonly exhibit nonlinear relationships, complex geometry, and intricate processes. Analytic or exact solution methods only address a minor class of such phenomena. Consequently, numerical approximation methods, such as root-finding methods, can be used. The goal is, by making use of a variety of root-finding methods (Newton-Rhapson, Chebyshev, Halley and Laguerre), to gain a qualitative appreciation on how various root- finding methods address many prevailing real-world concerns, to include, how are suitable approximation methods determined; when do root finding methods converge; and how long for convergence? Answers to the questions were gained through examining the basins of attraction of the root-finding methods. Different methods generate different basins of attraction. In the end, each method appears to have its own advantages and disadvantages</dd>
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<dd>dk/dk cc:9116 1/17/02</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Intelligence service; History; Cryptography; History; Ciphers; History</div>
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GouazeΓ, Linda Yolande.</div>
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