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Course unit, curriculum year 2020–2021
COMP.CE.260
Computer Arithmetic, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2021–31.5.2021)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2021–31.7.2021)
Course code
COMP.CE.260Language of instruction
EnglishAcademic year
2020–2021Level of study
Advanced studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Jarno VanneResponsible teacher:
Timo HämäläinenResponsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Core content
- Number systems and their basic properties. Conventional and Signed Digital numbers systems. Redundancy. Representation of complement numbers.
- Addition and subtraction. Logical and technological speed-up methods. Addition of complement numbers. Adder implementations.
- Multiplication. Mechanical and multiplier recoding for speed-up. Implementations.
- Division. Restoring, non-restoring and SRT division speed-up methods. Implementations.
- Floating point numbers, basic operations. Rounding and precision. Implementations.
Complementary knowledge
- Non-conventional number systems.
- Parallel-prefix principile in fast addition.
- Floating point standards and history.
Learning outcomes
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Exam
01.08.2020 – 31.07.2021
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2021–31.5.2021)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2021–31.7.2021)
12.05.2021 – 12.05.2021
Active in period 4 (8.3.2021–31.5.2021)