Solving nonlinear equations by a new derivative free iterative method (Q628945)

A new simple iteration formula, which does not require any derivatives of \(f(x)\) is developed for solving a nonlinear equation \(f(x) = 0\). It is proved that the convergence order of the new method is quadratic. Furthermore, the new method can approximate complex roots. By several numerical examples it is shown that the presented method give desirable approximation to the root without a particularly good initial approximation and be efficient for all cases, regardless of the behavior of \(f(x)\).