# Second Order Iterations

by Joseph J. Roseman (Tel Aviv University, Israel) and Gideon Zwas (Tel Aviv University, Israel)

This article originally appeared in:
College Mathematics Journal
November, 1999

Subject classification(s): Differential & Difference Equations | Difference Equations
Applicable Course(s): 3.7 Discrete Math | 4.17 Numerical Analysis

The concept of approximation is introduced by calculating $1/p$ by iterations of order $2$.

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