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An option-price formula takes volatility as an input, but an implied-volatility calculation starts with the price and asks for that input back. A bond yield calculation reverses a pricing formula in the same way. This chapter solves those inverse problems numerically, then uses interpolation and integration to build a toy valuation workflow. A solver's stopping rule matters as much as its update: a small parameter change need not imply a small pricing error.
In this chapter, root-finding recovers a yield or volatility from a target price. Interpolation fills values between discrete curve or surface inputs. Quadrature approximates an expected payoff when the expectation is written as an integral.
This chapter introduces three foundational categories of numerical methods: root-finding algorithms for solving equations, interpolation techniques for constructing continuous curves from discrete data, and numerical integration for computing definite integrals. You'll learn both the mathematical foundations and practical implementations, with applications to real financial problems including bond pricing, options valuation, and curve construction.