errors_test

errors_test, an Octave 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 information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Related Data and Programs:

errors, an Octave 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;