- Introduction: Familiarize yourself with root finding concepts and the course.
- What is Root Finding?: Define a root of a function and root finding problems.
- Finding a Root: The Bisection Method: Explore the bisection method, a simple and robust root finding algorithm.
- Finding a Root: The fzero Function: Use the MATLAB function fzero to find roots.
- Systems of Nonlinear Equations: The fsolve Function: Use the MATLAB function fsolve to solve systems of nonlinear equations.
- Next Steps: Give feedback on the course.
Overview
Syllabus
- Course Overview
- The Roots of a Function
- Visualizing Roots
- Defining the Root Finding Problem
- Selecting Brackets for a Root
- The Bisection Method Algorithm
- MATLAB Root Finding Functions
- Anonymous Functions
- The fzero Function
- Finding Multiple Roots
- Review - The fzero Function
- Roots of Systems of Equations
- Anonymous Functions for Multivariable Systems
- The fsolve Function
- Review - The fsolve Function
- Additional Resources
- Survey
Taught by
Ben Placek
