Planning and Coding of Problems for an Electronic Computing Instrument, Vol. 2 of 3: Report on the Mathematical and Logical Aspects of an Electronic Computing Instrument (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Herman H. Goldstine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0265507138 ISBN 13: 9780265507131

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

Synopsis

Discover the minds behind the first electronic computers—the practical guide to coding problems for a new kind of machine.

This volume explains how to translate mathematical procedures into machine code, using real examples to illustrate dynamic control of the computing process.

The authors illuminate how coded instructions are not simply translated texts but evolving sequences that can jump, adapt, and modify themselves as a calculation unfolds. You’ll learn the concepts behind selective memory, transfer and substitution orders, and the role of the input-output system in preparing and running complex routines.

• How coding differs from direct translation and why dynamic interpretation matters
• How subroutines and preparatory routines are organized and fed into memory
• The interplay between human planning and machine execution in solving numerical problems
• Real examples that show how to structure and sequence instructions for high-level computations

Ideal for readers with a technical interest in the origins of computer programming and the logic that underpins early electronic calculation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0265507138
• ISBN 13: 9780265507131
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 183