MATHS 270: Numerical Computation
Due 3:00pm, May 15 via Speedgrader.
Marks 28 is full marks. Include your working, reasoning and justification with your answers.
All the questions in this section of the assignment are to be answered either by hand or by using
a calculator. You can check your answers using a computer.
1. [2 marks] Apply two iterations of the Newton-Raphson method to f(x) = 0 where f(x) ≡
cos(x) + 0.45. Use x
(0) = 1. Use eight decimal places in your calculations.
2. [2 marks] Apply three iterations of the Secant method to f(x) = 0 where f(x) ≡ sin(x) + 0.45.
(0) = 1, x
(1) = 0. Use six decimal places in your calculations.
3. [4 marks] Apply three iterations of the Method of Bisection f(x) = 0 where f(x) ≡ tan(x)+0.45.
You will need to find a bracket. Use four decimal places in your calculations.
4. [4 marks] Apply two iterations of Newton’s method to
exp(− exp(−x1 − x2)) − x2(1 + x1)
2 = 0, x1 cos(x2) + x2 sin(x1) − 0.5 = 0
(0) = [0.4, 0.6]T and the analytical Jacobian. This system of equations is from a mathworks
help page for matlab.
A bit more thinking
5. A simple modification to the Newton-Raphson method is Householder’s iteration. The update
formula for Householder’s iteration is
k = x
where on the right hand f and its derivatives are evaluated at x = x
(a) [4 marks] Let f(x) = x
−2 − π. Use Householder’s iteration to find the solution of f(x) = 0
to machine precision in Matlab. Start with x
(0) = 1.
(b) [2 marks] Repeat part (a) using the Newton-Raphson method.
(c) [2 marks] For a general scalar problem f(x) = 0, would you use Householder’s iteration or
the Newton-Raphson method? Justify your answer.
6. Let f(x) = 0 be the system of nonlinear equations
1 − 3x1x
2 − 1 = 0, 3x
1×2 − x
2 = 0.
(a) [4 marks] The system of equations has a root near [−0.6, 0.6]. Use Newton’s method with
a forward difference approximation to the Jacobian to find the root. Use the f-test for
convergence with tolf = 10−10 and the matlab function fdJac from class with h = 10−8
(b) [2 marks] Repeat part (a) using a central difference approximation to the Jacobian. Use
h = 10−5
. The central difference approximation is
f(x + h) − f(x − h)
(c) [2 marks] For a general problem would you prefer to use forward differencing or central
differencing for the Jacobian? Justify your answer.
As well as getting the right answer, you are expected to show your working. If you are using a
computer to find your answer, hand in a printout of your commands. You might find it useful to
include diagrams with some of your answers.
You main sources of help are a) the section notes, the lecture notes and recordings, b) the textbook,
c) your poor old lecturer.
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