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Research paper thumbnail of Computational Physics: Problem Solving with Computers

How to Use this Book 3 2 Computing Software Basics 7 2.1 Making Computers Obey 7 2.2 Computer Lan... more How to Use this Book 3 2 Computing Software Basics 7 2.1 Making Computers Obey 7 2.2 Computer Languages 7 2.3 Programming Warmup 9 2.3.1 Java-Scanner Implementation 10 2.3.2 C Implementation 22 2.3.3 Fortran Implementation 12 2.4 Shells, Editors, and Programs 22 2.5 Limited Range and Precision of Numbers 23 2.6 Number Representation 23 2.7 IEEE Floating Point Numbers 14 2.8 Over/Underflows/Exercise 20 2.9 Machine Precision 22 2.10 Determine Your Machine Precision 23 2.11 Structured Program Design 24 2.12 Summing Series 26 2.13 Numeric Summation 26 2.14 Good and Bad Pseudocode 27 2.15 Assessment 27 3 Errors and Uncertainties in Computations 29 3.1 Living with Errors 29 3.2 Types of Errors 29 3.3 Model for Disaster: Subtractive Cancellation 32 3.4 Subtractive Cancellation Exercises 32 3.5 Model for Roundoff Error Accumulation 34 Computationyal Physics. Problem Solving with Computers (2nd edn).

Research paper thumbnail of Computational Physics: Problem Solving with Computers

How to Use this Book 3 2 Computing Software Basics 7 2.1 Making Computers Obey 7 2.2 Computer Lan... more How to Use this Book 3 2 Computing Software Basics 7 2.1 Making Computers Obey 7 2.2 Computer Languages 7 2.3 Programming Warmup 9 2.3.1 Java-Scanner Implementation 10 2.3.2 C Implementation 22 2.3.3 Fortran Implementation 12 2.4 Shells, Editors, and Programs 22 2.5 Limited Range and Precision of Numbers 23 2.6 Number Representation 23 2.7 IEEE Floating Point Numbers 14 2.8 Over/Underflows/Exercise 20 2.9 Machine Precision 22 2.10 Determine Your Machine Precision 23 2.11 Structured Program Design 24 2.12 Summing Series 26 2.13 Numeric Summation 26 2.14 Good and Bad Pseudocode 27 2.15 Assessment 27 3 Errors and Uncertainties in Computations 29 3.1 Living with Errors 29 3.2 Types of Errors 29 3.3 Model for Disaster: Subtractive Cancellation 32 3.4 Subtractive Cancellation Exercises 32 3.5 Model for Roundoff Error Accumulation 34 Computationyal Physics. Problem Solving with Computers (2nd edn).

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