Literature suggestions about numerical errors on calculators
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03-18-2020, 04:26 PM
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RE: Literature suggestions about numerical errors on calculators
Goldberg: "What every computer scientist should know about floating point"
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/103162.103163 I think it is all summed up by Kernigham and Plauger in "Elements of Programming Style": "Working with floating point is like moving sand piles. Every time you move one you lose a little sand and pick up a little dirt". |
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Literature suggestions about numerical errors on calculators - erazor - 03-18-2020, 01:41 PM
RE: Literature suggestions about numerical errors on calculators - BobVA - 03-18-2020, 02:52 PM
RE: Literature suggestions about numerical errors on calculators - toml_12953 - 03-18-2020, 04:04 PM
RE: Literature suggestions about numerical errors on calculators - EdS2 - 03-19-2020, 09:49 AM
RE: Literature suggestions about numerical errors on calculators - KeithB - 03-18-2020 04:26 PM
RE: Literature suggestions about numerical errors on calculators - SlideRule - 03-18-2020, 09:42 PM
RE: Literature suggestions about numerical errors on calculators - erazor - 03-19-2020, 05:45 AM
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