Discussion

Frequently Asked Questions

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People often have questions about Fortran beyond the scope of the core material. Students who have completed episodes early might find value in looking through the following topics.

Note that since this material isn’t essential for most Fortran usage, it won’t be covered by the instructor.

Floating point precision

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There is a great article Examples of floating point problems by Julia Evans. The article outlines what floating points numbers are and common problems with precision.