Lecture 2 - Errors

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Topics: IEEE 754 floating point standard; cancellation error; approximation error

Here you find the slides of lecture 2: 02-03lecture.pdf Download 02-03lecture.pdf

 

Further reading:

  • Sauer, T.: Numerical Analysis: Chapter 0.3 - 0.4 
  • Stoer, J., Bulirsch, R.: Introduction to Numerical Analysis: Chapter 1