From 2d498623c81c43f64752840b95f1db931d235e4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adam L Castles <adam.castles@uconn.edu>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 09:51:58 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Create midterm notes

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 midterm notes | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 midterm notes

diff --git a/midterm notes b/midterm notes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a08e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/midterm notes	
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Sources of error
+  Higher precision=higher accuracy for numerical approximation of analytical model
+  Truncation (approx of function), roundoff error (fixed number of bits)
+  
+  11011 in base 2 = 2^4+2^3+0*2^2+2^1+2^0=27
+  1.011=2^0+0*2^-1+2^-2+2^-3=1.375
+  Max 8 bit integer: 2^8
+