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1.Approximation Algorithms & Floating Point

1. Approximation Algorithms & Floating Point

Overview

  • Review of floating-point representation limits and surprising behavior in computation
  • Recap of approximation algorithms for root-finding and introduction of bisection search 0:58
  • Importance of tolerance (ε) and an added sanity stop to guarantee termination

Floating Point

  • Most real numbers can't be stored exactly; typical rounding unit is 2⁻³² ≈ 10⁻¹⁰ 1:45
  • Small rounding errors accumulate (e.g., repeated addition of 0.1 yields surprising results)
  • Implication: never rely on exact equality when comparing floating-point values

Key Insight: Floating-point rounding is small but consequential; comparisons must use tolerances, not equality

Bisection Search

  • Requires a monotonic function and known bounds where sign changes
  • Each iteration halves the search space → O(log n) convergence
  • Epsilon (ε) defines acceptable error margin for termination 4:15

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What are the three stop codons in mRNA translation?

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UAA, UAG, and UGA

These are also called "nonsense codons" or "termination codons" because they don't code for any amino acid. Instead, they signal the ribosome to stop translation and release the completed polypeptide chain.

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