Chapter 4. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS

Computers can only perform finite computations. Consequently, computers only make use of finite precision representations of numbers. This has several important implications in the context of scientific computation.

This chapter provides an overview of the representations and properties of values of types int and float, used to represent members of the sets Z and R, respectively. Practical examples demonstrating the robust use of floating-point arithmetic are then given. Finally, some other forms of arithmetic are discussed.