Section 1.6 of the NumAnalysis pharo book needs to be revised for Pharo and optimization opportunities need to be explored. Section 1.6 is on page 17 here: http://files.pharo.org/books-pdfs/numerical-methods/2016-04-NumericalMethods.pdf and for the profiling newbies there is a nice chapter on deep into pharo: http://www.deepintopharo.com/ Could be a fun exercise for students of Pharo ;)