APSC 256 Numerical Methods for Analysis - Fall 2014

Instructor: Liwei Wang

Due: Sept 26, 12pm noon

Assignment 2

1. Textbook P120, Question 4.2 Base-2 number conversion.

2. Textbook P121, Question 4.9 Round-off errors.

Hint: 3-digit arithmetic with chopping means only 3 significant digits are kept after each
arithmetic operation. The rests of the digits are discarded.
For example: 8(1.37) => 10.96 => 10.9

APSC 256 Numerical Methods for Analysis - Fall 2014

Instructor: Liwei Wang

Due: Sept 26, 12pm noon

3. Textbook P121, Question 4.11 Maclaurin series for cos(x)

APSC 256 Numerical Methods for Analysis - Fall 2014

Instructor: Liwei Wang

4. Textbook P121, Question 4.15 Taylor series for ln(x)

Due: Sept 26, 12pm noon

APSC 256 Numerical Methods for Analysis - Fall 2014

Instructor: Liwei Wang

Due: Sept 26, 12pm noon

5. Textbook P121, Question 4.17 second derivative using centered difference