22. Academic Skills Emphasized

Computational Precision — Quiz

Test your understanding of computational precision with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

What does computational precision mean in linear algebra?

Question 2

Round $3.14159$ to the nearest thousandth.

Question 3

How many significant digits are in $0.00450$?

Question 4

Compute $A v$ for $A=\begin{pmatrix}1&2\\3&4\end{pmatrix}$ and $v=\begin{pmatrix}5\\6\end{pmatrix}$.

Question 5

Why can repeated rounding during matrix calculations be a problem?