Muller's Method @OscarVeliz

Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Muller's Method for finding roots including simple examples, discussion of order, and biography of David Eugene Muller. Example code in Python hosted on GitHub: github.com/osveliz/numerical-veliz

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:12 David Muller Bio
0:43 Muller's Method History
1:07 Secant Method with a Parabola
1:38 Visualized Parabola
1:47 Creating a Quadratic
2:09 Finding X4
2:49 Putting It All Together
3:08 Muller's Method
3:30 Muller's Method Examples
4:15 Order
4:47 Notes and Summary
5:04 Special Thanks
5:15 Thank You

References:
Original Paper: jstor.org/stable/2001916
ILLIAC I: https://music.illinois.edu/ems-history-illiac-i
Wolfram: mathworld.wolfram.com/MullersMethod.html

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