2022.04.14_WrappingYourHeadAroundNumericalPrecision

Wrapping Your Head Around Numerical Precision

Purpose

This directory contains a python virtual environment and a Jupyter Notebook which contains a tutorial on analyzing floating point error.

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• 2022.04.14: Wrapping Your Head Around Numerical Precision

Installation

• Install virtualenv
  • pip3 install virtualenv
• Create a venv
  • virtualenv <your-name>
• Enter the environment
  • source <your-name>/bin/activate
• Install requirements
  • pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Usage

• Launch Jupyter Notebook. This should open a new browser window/tab.

• jupyter notebook
• Navigate to and open the notebook Wrapping Your Head Around Numerical Precision.ipynb
• Read the notebook and run the cells.