Day 06 in Mat360

Last time: More Section 1.2: roundoff and errors

Next time: More Section 1.3: Algorithms and Convergence

Today:

Announcements:
- Remember: homework 1.1 due today
- We'll have a brief quiz to start off, on section 1.3
Questions over 1.2?
Section 1.3:
- section 1.3 summary
- section 1.3 worksheet
- Algorithms:
  - Everybody okay with pseudocode?
  - Stable algorithms
  - Unstable algorithms
- Example algorithm 1, p. 31
  - What is the stated goal of Algorithm 1?
  - What problems might arise in Algorithm 1?
- Example algorithm 2, p. 31
  - What is the stated goal of Algorithm 2?
  - What problems might arise in Algorithm 2?
- Problems from section 1.3:
  - #6c, 7d

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