A RAND Computation Center Reference

A Root-Finding Program for JOSS

ResearchPublished 1974

Describes the function and use of the JOSS-3 library routine ROOTFIND, a program that finds all roots, both real and complex, of an nth degree polynomial with real coefficients. Included are an explanation of the solution method, an example of how to use the program, and a listing of the program as it is stored in the JOSS-3 library.

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A RAND Computation Center Reference: A Root-Finding Program for JOSS. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1974. https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R1550z9.html.
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