The document describes three numerical methods for finding the roots or solutions of equations: the bisection method, Newton's method for single variable equations, and Newton's method for systems of nonlinear equations.
The bisection method works by repeatedly bisecting the interval within which a root is known to exist, narrowing in on the root through iterative halving. Newton's method approximates the function with its tangent line to find a better root estimate with each iteration. For systems of equations, Newton's method involves calculating the Jacobian matrix and solving a system of linear equations at each step to update the solution estimate. Examples are provided to illustrate each method.