BabylonianMethodForFindingSqrt

alexMath.py

class alexMath(object):

    """Demonstaration of how the computer calculates the square roots of
    numbers.  Shows all iterations of what it calculates for example on
    how it works.
    Based off of the Babylonian Method located here:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methods_of_computing_square_roots#Babylonian_method"""

    @staticmethod
    def __privSqrtFunc(number, sigdigs):
        number = float(number)
        sigdigs = float(sigdigs)
        z = float(0.5*(sigdigs+(number/sigdigs)))        
        return z

    @staticmethod
    def sqrtFunc(numb, sigs=0):
        if (sigs <= 1):
            sigs = 1
        numb = float(numb)
        sigs = float(sigs)*float(sigs)
        while(sigs!=alexMath.__privSqrtFunc(numb, sigs)):
            sigs = alexMath.__privSqrtFunc(numb,sigs)
            print(sigs)
        return sigs