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Also known as Numerical Analysis, Numerics aims to provide methods and algorithms for numerical computations.
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What is the correct equation for Newton's Method?
Both are correct.
Which one you should use depends on what problem you're trying to solve.
The first update rule finds roots of $g$, values $x$ where $g(x)=0$.
The second update rule finds extrema o …
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How to plot $x^{1700}(1-x)^{300}$?
Stephan's answer about floating point is correct. As a work-around, you could plot the data on a logarithmic scale. Instead of plotting
$$
x ^{1700} (1-x)^{300}
$$
you would plot
$$
1700\log(x) + 300\ …