1. Fixed-Point Iteration

Definition 1.1 (Fixed Point). A fixed point of a function g(x) is a real number P such

P = g(P).

Definition 1.2 (Fixed-Point Iteration). The iteration pn+1 = g(pn) for n = 0, 1, . . . is called fixed-point iteration.

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