f(x) = cos(x) - x + 1 
def newton_method(f, c, eps, maxiter=100):
    x = f.variables()[0]
    fprime = f.derivative(x)
    try:
        g = f._fast_float_(x)
        gprime = fprime._fast_float_(x)
    except AttributeError:
        g = f; gprime = fprime
    iterates = [c]
    for i in range(maxiter):
       fc = g(c)
       if abs(fc) < eps: return c, iterates
       c = c - fc/gprime(c)
       iterates.append(c)
    return c, iterates

var('x')    
pretty_print(html("<h1>Double Precision Root Finding Using Newton's Method</h1>"))
@interact
def _(f = x^2 - 2, c = float(0.5), eps=(-3,(-16, -1)), interval=float(0.5)):
     eps = 10^(eps)
     print("eps = %s"%float(eps))
     z, iterates = newton_method(f, c, eps)
     print("root = {}".format(z))
     print("f(c) = %r" % f(x=z))
     n = len(iterates)
     print("iterations = {}".format(n))
     pretty_print(html(iterates))
     P = plot(f, (x,z-interval, z+interval), rgbcolor='blue')
     h = P.ymax(); j = P.ymin()
     L = sum(point((w,(n-1-float(i))/n*h), rgbcolor=(float(i)/n,0.2,0.3), pointsize=10) + \
             line([(w,h),(w,j)],rgbcolor='black',thickness=0.2) for i,w in enumerate(iterates))
     show(P + L, xmin=z-interval, xmax=z+interval)