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Course: Numerical Methods

SOURCES OF ERROR

 

Truncation Error : Example : Series

 

By Autar Kaw

TOPIC DESCRIPTION
 

Learn the concept of truncation error through the example of an infinite Maclaurin series for exp(x).
ALL VIDEOS FOR THIS TOPIC
 

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]
COMPLETE RESOURCES
  Get in one place the following: a textbook chapter, a PowerPoint presentation, individual YouTube lecture videos,  and multiple-choice questions on Sources of Errors.

Copyrights: UnCreative Commons Licenseiversity of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620-5350. All Rights Reserved. Questions, suggestions or comments, contact kaw@eng.usf.edu  This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant# 0126793, 0341468, 0717624,  0836981.  Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.  Other sponsors include Maple, MathCAD, USF, FAMU and MSOE.  Numerical Methods for Undergraduates by http://numericalmethods.eng.usf.edu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.  Based on a work at numericalmethods.eng.usf.edu.