WHAT IS A SATISFACTORY QUADRATIC EQUATION SOLVER?

Abstract

The report discusses precise requirements for a satisfactory computer program to solve a quadratic equation with floating-point coefficients. The principal practical problem is coping with overflow and underflow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 07, 1967
Accession Number
AD0657639

Entities

People

  • George E. Forsythe

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Arithmetic
  • Arithmetic Units
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Digital Computers
  • Equations
  • Numbers
  • Operating Systems
  • Precision
  • Quadratic Equations
  • Real Numbers
  • Specifications

Readers

  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Systems Analysis and Design