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SOURCES OF ERROR

TEXTBOOK NOTES
 

Text Chapter of Sources of Error? [PDF] [DOC]

DIGITAL AUDIOVISUAL LECTURES

 

Round-off Error: Definition and Examples [YOUTUBE 3:47]

Effect of Carrying Significant Digits [YOUTUBE 7:48]

Truncation Error: Definition [YOUTUBE 8:34]

Truncation Error: Example: Series [YOUTUBE 6:44]

Truncation Error: Example: Integration [YOUTUBE 6:12]

Truncation Error: Example: Differentiation [YOUTUBE 10:14]

MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
 

Test Your Knowledge on Sources of Error [HTML] [FLASH] [PDF] [DOC]

PRESENTATIONS

 

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Comparing Two Series to Calculate pi [BLOG]

Myth: Error Caused by Chopping a Number is Called Truncation Error [BLOG]
   

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