"Krystle Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >i need to write an algorithm for computing square roots.
We don;t do homework here but we can help with specific questions and to resolve errors. > import math > > def main (): > print " This program computes approximate square roots using > Newton's > method: " > print > > > input = (" Enter whose square root you wish to compute (a) : ") > input = (" Enter the number of iterations :" ) OK, this is so far off base that I have to ask whether you have done any Python programming at all before? Where is this assignment (which I asume it is?) coming from? It seems kind of unfair to ask you to do this if you haven't even covered the basics of Python already! > discRoot = math.sqrt Calling python's square root function won't do anything for implementing Newtons methiod, except maybe prove the result when you get there is close... Can you give us a bit more background to where this challenge is coming from and your bbackground, otherwise I'd say you need to go through one of the beginners tutorials. There are many on the Python web site, pick one that looks good to you. HTH, -- Alan Gauld Author of the Learn to Program web site Temorarily at: http://uk.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Normally: http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor