TY - BOOK AU - Maxfield,Clive AU - Brown,Alvin TI - The definitive guide to how computers do math: featuring the virtual DIY calculator SN - 0471741965 AV - QA76.9.M35 M485 2005eb U1 - 004/.01/51 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley-Interscience KW - Computer science KW - Mathematics KW - Informatique KW - Math�ematiques KW - COMPUTERS KW - Reference KW - bisacsh KW - Machine Theory KW - Computer Literacy KW - Information Technology KW - Data Processing KW - Computer Science KW - Hardware KW - General KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 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; Index N2 - The Basics of Computer Arithmetic Made Enjoyable and Accessible-with a Special Program Included for Hands-on LearningPacked with nuggets of information and tidbits of trivia, How Computers Do Math provides an incredibly fun and interesting introduction to the way in which computers perform their magic in general and math in particular UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/0471741973 ER -