From kde-core-devel  Wed Nov 17 21:20:53 1999
From: weis <weis () stud ! uni-frankfurt ! de>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 21:20:53 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Need help for KSpread Maths
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=94287367616165

Hi,

On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, Rik Hemsley wrote:

> #if weis
> > Can anyone tell me what to do here. Excel is getting quick and good
> > results, so there must be a way.
> 
> I seem to remember using something called the Newton-Raphson (sp ?) method
> for finding a point on a graph by guessing and then refining.
> 
> I've completely forgotten how I did it, but I wrote a program to do this
> some years ago. Perhaps this is the solution ?

It is not one of the best algorithms ...

Bye
Torben

> Cheers,
> Rik
> 
>