1. Newton's method

  1. Introduction. Secant's method (Doc 1)
  2. One variable Newton's method. Convergence, choice of the initial value. (doc 2) (Mathematica: Tutorial and Linear Algebra)
  3. Generalization to systems of non-linear equations.(Mathematica: Tutorial 2 and Newton's method)
  4. Supplement: Approximation by Taylor expansions of implicit functions occuring i the Implicit Function Theorem. ( Doc 3
    Quasi-Newton methods. Broyden's method.
    Bassin of attraction and Fractals

2. Inverting a matrix

  1. Direct methods:Gauss Elimination, error and pivot's selection (Doc 4
  2. Iterative methods:Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel (Doc 5)、 (Doc 6), (Mathematica's Problems)、  (Review problemsSolution)
  3. Iterative methods 2: Descent's method, Conjugate Gradient method, (Summary+Problems)

3. Approximation of eigenvalues

  1. Power method
  2. Householder's transformation
  3. QR decomposition, (Summary+Problems)