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The authors consider nonlinear singular integral equations of the form \[ \lambda F(s,x(s)) + \mu \Phi(s,x(s)),\qquad I(h(x),s) = y(s), \tag{1} \] \[ I(h(x),s): = { 1 \over 2\pi} \int^{2\pi}_0 h(\sigma,x(\sigma)) \cot {\sigma-s \over 2} d\sigma, \quad 0<s<2\pi, \] where \(\lambda\), \(\mu\) are real parameters, \(F\), \(h\) and \(\Phi\) are given real continuous functions which are \(2\pi\)-periodic in \(s\), and the right-hand side \(y\) belongs to \(L^2 (0,2\pi)\). Using the theory of monotone operators, a result on the unique solvability of this equation in \(L^2 (0,2\pi)\) is given. Then various convergence results for Galerkin, iteration and projection-iteration methods for the approximate solution of equation (1) are presented. Corresponding results for quadrature methods based on global polynomials or splines are also obtained.