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<p>Newton’s method requires finding the derivative of a function to solve a general problem so you wouldn’t see it before calculus to solve general problems.</p>
<p>It can be introduced much earlier, though, as a technique for finding square roots or solving the equation y=x^2 - a where you want to find the square root of a. I would expect this to be an enrichment thing outside of a numerical methods course.</p>