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
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