AS/A2 Pure 5 Pure 6

P4 Topic 4: Numerical solution of equations
The bisection method
The solution of an equation by the bisection method. This is given here as an illustration of a simple numerical method for solving equations.

A Java applet should appear here

Summary the bisection method works by continually halving the region within which the solutions lies at any stage the required root is known to the accuracy given by width of the region Java applet used with permission from Joseph L. Zachary