Numerical Computing with IEEE Floating Point Arithmetic - Softcover

Overton, Michael L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898715717 ISBN 13: 9780898715712

Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1987

Synopsis

Are you familiar with the IEEE floating point arithmetic standard? Would you like to understand it better? This book gives a broad overview of numerical computing, in a historical context, with special focus on the IEEE standard for binary floating point arithmetic. Key ideas are developed step by step, taking the reader from floating point representation, correctly rounded arithmetic, and the IEEE philosophy on exceptions, to an understanding of...

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A broad overview of numerical computing, in a historical context, with special focus on the IEEE standard for binary floating point arithmetic. Key ideas are developed step by step, taking the reader to an understanding of the crucial concepts of conditioning and stability.

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Audience The book should be accessible to students at any level, as well as to any reader with an interest in computers and mathematics. It provides enough variety of content that all but the most expert readers will find something of interest.

Edition details

• Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0898715717
• ISBN 13: 9780898715712
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 118