02839nam 22005654a 450 991087741160332120200520144314.01-280-23573-X97866102357350-470-36237-50-471-74196-50-471-74197-3(CKB)1000000000376852(EBL)239973(OCoLC)63655193(SSID)ssj0000136197(PQKBManifestationID)11150242(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000136197(PQKBWorkID)10082335(PQKB)10185024(MiAaPQ)EBC239973(EXLCZ)99100000000037685220050218d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe definitive guide to how computers do math featuring the virtual DIY calculator /Clive "Max" Maxfield, Alvin BrownHoboken, N.J. Wiley-Intersciencec20051 online resource (469 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-471-73278-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 436-439) and index.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; IndexThe 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<bHow computers do mathComputer scienceMathematicsComputer scienceMathematics.004/.01/5154.00bclMaxfield Clive1957-1607749Brown Alvin1954-1759930MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910877411603321The definitive guide to how computers do math4198606UNINA