Newton's Method, AP Calculus I/AB

AP Calculus I/AB > Newton's Method

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To use this method to approximate a solution to an equation, first put your equation in the form .
Understand how to visualize Newton’s Method iterations geometrically.
Realize that on some problems the choice of your initial “guess” is critical.
Keep lots of digits in your intermediate results!

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Exercise Files

I. Overview of Functions
	Review of Functions	26:29
	Compositions of Functions	12:29
II. Limits
	Average and Instantaneous Rates of Change	20:59
	Limit Investigations	22:37
	Algebraic Evaluation of Limits	28:19
	Formal Definition of a Limit	23:39
	Continuity and the Intermediate Value Theorem	19:09
III. Derivatives, part 1
	Limit Definition of the Derivative	22:52
	The Power Rule	26:01
	The Product Rule	14:54
	The Quotient Rule	19:17
	Applications of Rates of Change	17:43
	Trigonometric Derivatives	26:58
	The Chain Rule	23:47
	Inverse Trigonometric Functions	27:05
	Equation of a Tangent Line	15:52
IV. Derivatives, part 2
	Implicit Differentiation	30:05
	Higher Derivatives	13:16
	Logarithmic and Exponential Function Derivatives	17:42
	Hyperbolic Trigonometric Function Derivatives	14:30
	Related Rates	29:05
	Linear Approximation	23:52
V. Application of Derivatives
	Absolute Minima and Maxima	18:57
	Mean Value Theorem and Rolle's Theorem	20:00
	First Derivative Test, Second Derivative Test	27:11
	L'Hopital's Rule	23:09
	Curve Sketching	40:16
	Applied Optimization	25:37
	Newton's Method	25:13
VI. Integrals
	Approximating Areas and Distances	36:50
	Riemann Sums, Definite Integrals, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus	22:02
	Substitution Method for Integration	23:19
VII. Application of Integrals, part 1
	Area Between Curves	19:59
	Volume by Method of Disks and Washers	24:22
	Volume by Method of Cylindrical Shells	30:29
	Average Value of a Function	16:31
VIII. Extra
	Graphs of f, f', f''	23:58
	Slope Fields for Differential Equations	18:32
	Separable Differential Equations	17:04