Newton's method done right

Newton's method for solving systems of nonlinear equations, including nonsquare and inconsistent

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Newton's method for solving a system of nonlinear equations, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton's_method
Newton(X,F,X0) solves nonlinear system F(x)=0 by Newton's method, using the given initial approximation X0. The derivative (Jacobian) is evaluated symbolically. The iterations are performed numerically.
The included demo NewtonDemoRunMe.m shows how to run the Newton.m function. E.g., it creates a slide-show and a movie, illustrating the behavior of the iterates.

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Andrew Knyazev (2026). Newton's method done right (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/33672-newton-s-method-done-right), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Inspired: GUI for "Newton's Method Done Right"

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MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
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Version Published Release Notes
1.3

Light editing.
The demo updated to make movies in the latest MATLAB and now uses the color‑blind–friendly palette Okabe–Ito.
1.2

Multiple improvements and updates.
added a conversion to a toolbox
1.1.0.0

Bug fixes in Newton.m and a new script NewtonDemoRunMe.m with examples.

1.0.0.0