errors_test

errors_test, a MATLAB code which calls errors(), which demonstrates how reasonable computations can produce numerical nonsense. This illustrates that the programmer must not assume that a numerical algorithm that seems reasonable will always produce correct and reliable results.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license

Related Data and Programs:

errors, a MATLAB code which illustrates the failure of numerical algorithms;

Source Code:

• errors_test.m, calls all the tests.
• errors_test.sh, runs all the tests.
• errors_test.txt, the output file;