A computer is a programmable device that can automatically perform a sequence of calculations or other operations on data once programmed for the task. It can store, retrieve, and process data ...

Explaining the principles of algorithms used in arithmetic operations on digital computers, this book covers basic as well as complex operations and describes the similarities between different ...

The p-adics form an infinite collection of number systems based on prime numbers. They’re at the heart of modern number theory. The rational numbers are the most familiar numbers: 1, -5, ½, and every ...

Although the conventional binary number system with two s complement representation of negative numbers is commonly used in arithmetic units, there are several other number systems which have proven ...

Some of us might solve crossword puzzles or Sudoko games to exercise our minds, but [Nathan Nichols] plays with exotic number systems to keep the brain cells in shape. He wrote the Hanoi C99 library ...