A cubically convergent Newton-type method under weak conditions

AbstractUnder weak conditions, we present an iteration formula to improve Newton's method for solving nonlinear equations. The method is free from second derivatives, permitting f′(x)=0 in some points and per iteration it requires two evaluations of the given function and one evaluation of its derivative. Analysis of convergence demonstrates that the new method is cubically convergent. Some numerical examples illustrate that the algorithm is more efficient and performs better than classical Newton's method