Geometric Interpretation
The geometric interpretation of Newton's method is that at each iteration one approximates by a quadratic function around, and then takes a step towards the maximum/minimum of that quadratic function (in higher dimensions, this may also be a saddle point). Note that if happens to be a quadratic function, then the exact extremum is found in one step.
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