DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING

CH E 374 – Computational Methods in Engineering

Winter 2018
Class Examples 2.2

Solve the following problems by hand. When needed, use a calculator!

1. Determine the root of f ( x)  x3  e0.5 x by:

a. Using the bisection method starting with x1  0 and x2  1 . Perform
four iterations.
b. Using the regula falsi method starting with x1  0 and x2  1 .
Perform four iterations.
c. Using the secant method starting with x1  0 and x2  1 . Perform
four iterations.

2. Determine the root of f ( x)  x3  x2  3x  9  0 starting with an initial

guess of x1  2.5
a. Use the Newton Raphson method with four iterations
b. Use the fixed point method with four iterations