newton-raphson
v0.0.3 newton-raphson math numerical approximation roots
newton-raphson
JavaScript implementation of the Newton-Raphson method for approximating roots of a real-valued function. See Wikipedia for details on the theory.
Usage
var findRoot = require('newton-raphson');
function f(x) {
return x * x - 2;
}
function fprime(x) {
return 2 * x;
}
var initialGuess = 1;
findRoot(f, fprime, 1);
// 1.4142135623730951
