Machine arithmetic and associated errors
Example Program:
numderivative.cc
Reading:
Cheney & Kincaid,
1.3, 1.4 (pp. 38--68)
In-class notes
In-class notes on ill-conditioned problems and unstable algorithms.
In-class notes. Loss of significance.
Example Program:
loss_of_significance.cc
Example Program:
machine_epsilon.cc