On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 12:36 AM, Junjun Xu <junjunxu87 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you so much !
>
> I wonder if there is a function in maxima that use one start root to solve
> the equation numerically, like using the *secant method* ?
>
>
The secant method doesn't always converge, so that's a problem. It's not
hard to write a secant method in maxima anyway.
For me, I'm even lazier. I just plot the function to find suitable limits
to use with find_root.
Ray