What you need to know
Check yourself against these “I can” statements.
- I can find an interval containing a root by looking for a change of sign
- I can use iteration to approximate a root and explain when it fails
- I can use the Newton-Raphson method to approximate a root
- I can use numerical methods to solve problems in context
These are the pages for Numerical methods in the A Level Further Maths scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel A Level Further Mathematics (9FM0). Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.