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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144256803321

Autore

Maxfield Clive <1957->

Titolo

The definitive guide to how computers do math [[electronic resource] ] : featuring the virtual DIY calculator / / Clive "Max" Maxfield, Alvin Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005

ISBN

1-280-23573-X

9786610235735

0-470-36237-5

0-471-74196-5

0-471-74197-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (469 p.)

Classificazione

54.00

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownAlvin <1954->

Disciplina

004.0151

004/.01/51

Soggetti

Computer science - Mathematics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 436-439) and index.

Nota di contenuto

How Computers Do Math; Contents; Laboratories; Do You Speak Martian?; Chapter 0 Why This Book Is So Cool; Chapter 1 Introducing Binary and Hexadecimal Numbers; Chapter 2 Computers and Calculators; Chapter 3 Subroutines and Other Stuff; Chapter 4 Integer Arithmetic; Chapter 5 Creating an Integer Calculator; Chapter 6 More Functions and Experiments; Interactive Laboratories; Appendix A Installing Your DIY Calculator; Appendix B Addressing Modes; Appendix C Instruction Set Summary; Appendix D Additional Resources; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Basics of Computer Arithmetic Made Enjoyable and Accessible-with a Special Program Included for Hands-on Learning""The combination of this book and its associated virtual computer is fantastic! Experience over the last fifty years has shown me that there's only one way to truly understand how computers work; and that is to learn one computer and its instruction set-no matter how simple or primitive-from the ground up. Once you fully comprehend how that simple computer functions, you can easily extrapolate to more complex machines.""-



Fred Hudson, retired engineer/scientist<b