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SOURCES OF ERROR (CHAPTER 01.03)

 

Truncation Error : Definition

 

By Autar Kaw



TOPIC DESCRIPTION
 

Learn the definition of truncation error.  Truncation error is caused by approximating mathematical procedures.  Examples include using a finite step size for finding the derivative of a function, using a finite number of terms of an infinite Maclaurin series, using Riemann approximations with finite rectangles to find the value of a definite integral.


ALL VIDEOS FOR THIS TOPIC
 

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

Effect of Carrying Significant Digits [YOUTUBE 7:48] [TRANSCRIPT]

Truncation Error: Definition [YOUTUBE 8:34] [TRANSCRIPT]

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

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

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


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.

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Copyrights: University 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# Creative Commons License0126793, 0341468, 0717624,  0836981, 0836916, 0836805.  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.  Based on a work at http://mathforcollege.com/nm.  Holistic Numerical Methods licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

 

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