Solution of a single non-linear equation

Equations that can be cast in the form of a polynomial are referred to as algebraic

equations. Equations involving more complicated terms, such as trigonometric, hyperbolic, exponential, or logarithmic functions are referred to as transcendental

equations. The methods presented in this section are numerical methods that can be

applied to the solution of such equations, to which we will refer, in general, as non-linear equations. In general, we will we searching for one, or more, solutions to the equation, f(x) = 0.