factor/extra/math/secant-method/secant-method.factor

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! Copyright (c) 2008 Reginald Keith Ford II.
! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
USING: kernel math math.function-tools math.points math.vectors ;
IN: math.secant-method
! Secant method of approximating roots
<PRIVATE
: secant-solution ( x1 x2 function -- solution )
[ eval ] curry bi@ linear-solution ;
: secant-step ( x1 x2 func -- x2 x3 func )
[ secant-solution ] 2keep swapd ;
: secant-precision ( -- n ) 15 ; inline
PRIVATE>
: secant-method ( left right function -- x )
secant-precision [ secant-step ] times drop + 2 / ;
! : close-enough? ( a b -- t/f ) - abs tiny-amount < ;
! : secant-method2 ( left right function -- x )
! 2over close-enough?
! [ drop average ] [ secant-step secant-method ] if ;