Browsing Research Articles (Mathematics and Applied Mathematics) by Author "Phiri, Patrick A."

Browsing Research Articles (Mathematics and Applied Mathematics) by Author "Phiri, Patrick A."

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  • Are OBE-trained learners ready for university mathematics? 
    Engelbrecht, Johann; Harding, Ansie; Phiri, Patrick A. (Association of Mathematics Education of South Africa, 2010-12)
    The 2009 intake of university students were the first to have received complete school education within the recently implemented Outcomes‐Based Education (OBE) system. A feature of the matriculation examination results ...
  • A new derivative-free method for solving nonlinear equations 
    Phiri, Patrick A.; Makinde, O.D. (Academic Journals, 2010-07)
    This paper presents a new method for solving nonlinear equations. The method is free of derivatives and easy to implement. Although its convergence is linear, numerical experiments conducted indicate that its performance ...