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Re: FixedPoint[Cos, 1.0]

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg119406] Re: FixedPoint[Cos, 1.0]
• From: magma <maderri2 at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 07:15:56 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <is5841$dlu$1@smc.vnet.net>

> > My numerical analysis students this past term pointed out to me that
> > the command
>
> > FixedPoint[Cos, 1.0]
>
> > which is the first example in the Information for FixedPoint doesn't
> > ever finish running (or, not in any reasonable amount of time).

In version 8.0.1.0 February 24 2011 (32 bits) under Windows

1- this particular example is no longer present in the Information
page of FixedPoint

2- FixedPoint[Cos, 1.0] works well, returning 0.739085 right away.


In version 7 under Windows it also works well.

So we can conclude that this is an issue linked to Mac OS X