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Direct linkRichardson, William H., Jr. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2006
Computational precision is sometimes given short shrift in a first programming course. Treating this topic requires discussing integer and floating-point number representations and inaccuracies that may result from their use. An example of a moderately simple programming problem from elementary statistics was examined. It forced students to…
Descriptors: Numbers, Introductory Courses, Computation, Statistics
