The Definitive Guide To How Computers Do Math

Author : Clive Maxfield
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471732788
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math written by Clive Maxfield and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-09-27 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 "This book-along with the virtual DIY Calculator-is an incredibly useful teaching and learning tool. The interesting trivia nuggets keep you turning the pages to see what's next. Students will have so much fun reading the text and performing the labs that they won't even realize they are learning." -Michael Haghighi, Chairperson of the Business and Computer Information Systems Division, Calhoun Community College, Alabama "At last, a book that presents an innovative approach to the teaching of computer architecture. Written with authority and verve, witty, superbly illustrated, and enhanced with many laboratory exercises, this book is a must for students and teachers alike." -Dr. Albert Koelmans, Lecturer in Computer Engineering, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and the 2003 recipient of the EASIT-Eng. Gold Award for Innovative Teaching in Computer Engineering Packed 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. The accompanying CD-ROM contains a virtual computer/calculator called the DIY Calculator, and the book's step-by-step interactive laboratories guide you in the creation of a simple program to run on your DIY Calculator. How Computers Do Math can be enjoyed by non-technical individuals; students of computer science, electronics engineering, and mathematics; and even practicing engineers. All of the illustrations and interactive laboratories featured in the book are provided on the CD-ROM for use by high school, college, and university educators as lecture notes and handouts. For online resources and more information please visit the author's website at www.DIYCalculator.com.

Author : Clive Maxfield
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471732785
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math written by Clive Maxfield and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-09-27 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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Publisher : Research & Education Assoc.
ISBN 13 : 9780878913145
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Math for Computer Applications written by and published by Research & Education Assoc.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REA’s Essentials provide quick and easy access to critical information in a variety of different fields, ranging from the most basic to the most advanced. As its name implies, these concise, comprehensive study guides summarize the essentials of the field covered. Essentials are helpful when preparing for exams, doing homework and will remain a lasting reference source for students, teachers, and professionals. Topics include logic, set theory, relations and functions, vectors and matrices, graph theory, counting and binomial theorem, probability, Boolean algebra, and linear programming and game theory.

Author : G. Arnell Williams
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1442218762
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Math Works written by G. Arnell Williams and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We hear all the time how American children are falling behind their global peers in various basic subjects, but particularly in math. Is it our fear of math that constrains us? Or our inability to understand math’s place in relation to our everyday lives? How can we help our children better understand the basics of arithmetic if we’re not really sure we understand them ourselves? Here, G. Arnell Williams helps parents and teachers explore the world of math that their elementary school children are learning. Taking readers on a tour of the history of arithmetic, and its growth into the subject we know it to be today, Williams explores the beauty and relevance of mathematics by focusing on the great conceptual depth and genius already inherent in the elementary mathematics familiar to us all, and by connecting it to other well-known areas such as language and the conceptual aspects of everyday life. The result is a book that will help you to better explain mathematics to your children. For those already well versed in these areas, the book offers a tour of the great conceptual and historical facts and assumptions that most simply take for granted. If you are someone who has always struggled with mathematics either because you couldn’t do it or because you never really understood why the rules are the way they are, if you were irritated with the way it was taught to you with the emphasis being only on learning the rules and “recipes” by rote as opposed to obtaining a good conceptual understanding, then How Math Works is for you!

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mathematics Teacher written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael J. Wester
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Computer Algebra Systems written by Michael J. Wester and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1999-07-16 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thorough overview of the major computer algebra (symbolic mathematical) systems compares and contrasts their strengths and weaknesses, and gives tutorial information for using these systems in various ways. * Compares different packages quantitatively using standard 'test suites' * Ideal for assessing the most appropriate package for a particular user or application * Examines the performance and future developments from a user's and developer's viewpoint Internationally recognized specialists overview both the general and special purpose systems and discuss issues such as denesting nested roots, complex number calculations, efficiently computing special polynomials, solving single equations and systems of polynomial equations, computing limits, multiple integration, solving ordinary differential and nonlinear evolution equations, code generation, evaluation and computer algebra in education. The historical origins, computer algebra resources and equivalents for many common operations in seven major packages are also covered. By providing such a comprehensive survey, the experienced user is able to make an informed decision on which system(s) he or she might like to use. It also allows a user new to computer algebra to form an idea of where to begin. Since each system looked at in this book uses a different language, many examples are included to aid the user in adapting to these language differences. These examples can be used as a guide to using the various systems once one understands the basic principles of one CAS. The book also includes contributions which look at the broad issues of the needs of various users and future developments, both from the user's and the developer's viewpoint. The author is a leading figure in the development and analysis of mathematical software and is well known through the 'Wester test suite' of problems which provide a bench mark for measuring the performance of mathematical software systems. The book will help develop our range of titles for applied mathematcians. The book will provide a unique, fully up-to-date and independent assessment of particular systems and will be of interest to users and purchasers of CAS's.

Author : Gerald R. Rising
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside Your Calculator written by Gerald R. Rising and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 2007-07-16 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of us want to understand how the technological instruments that so pervade modern society operate. This book answers questions about one of those devices: the scientific calculator. Calculator keys seem to work like magic. They tell us, for example, that the cosine of 56 is 0.559192903. This book explores the simple internal calculator processes (called algorithms or programs) that produce this and similar results. Although the text focuses on the calculator keys that compute powers, roots, logarithms, and trigonometry functions, insights ...

Author : Brand Fortner
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9781461225393
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Data Handbook written by Brand Fortner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-07-11 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What our teachers don't tell us in school is that we will spend most of our scientific or engineering career in front of computers, trying to beat them into submission." This extract from the Preface sets the style for this highly readable book. It is packed with information covering data representations, the pitfalls of computer arithmetic, and a variety of widely-used representations and standards. Each chapter begins with a detailed contents list and finishes with a brief summary of the topics presented and the whole is rounded off with a glossary and index. Novices will enjoy an occasionally lighthearted read from start to finish, while even the most experienced computer users who use the book as a reference will discover useful nuggets of information. A structured array of data sets are available online via the TELOS Web site, www.telospub.com, which will provide users with direct digital access to information they might need in working through the book.

Author : Alex Kuznetsov
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071709525
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Guide to Capital Markets for Quantitative Professionals written by Alex Kuznetsov and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2006-11-22 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Guide to Capital Markets for Quantitative Professionals is a comprehensive resource for readers with a background in science and technology who want to transfer their skills to the financial industry. It is written in a clear, conversational style and requires no prior knowledge of either finance or financial analytics. The book begins by discussing the operation of the financial industry and the business models of different types of Wall Street firms, as well as the job roles those with technical backgrounds can fill in those firms. Then it describes the mechanics of how these firms make money trading the main financial markets (focusing on fixed income, but also covering equity, options and derivatives markets), and highlights the ways in which quantitative professionals can participate in this money-making process. The second half focuses on the main areas of Wall Street technology and explains how financial models and systems are created, implemented, and used in real life. This is one of the few books that offers a review of relevant literature and Internet resources.

Author : Timothy Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematica : a System for Doing Mathematics by Computer written by Timothy Williams and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: