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Course unit, curriculum year 2021–2022
COMP.CE.260

Computer Arithmetic, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2021–23.10.2021)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2021–31.12.2021)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2022–6.3.2022)
Active in period 4 (7.3.2022–15.5.2022)
Active in period 5 (16.5.2022–31.7.2022)
Course code
COMP.CE.260
Language of instruction
English
Academic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Jarno Vanne
Responsible teacher:
Timo Hämäläinen
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 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

01.08.2021 31.07.2022
Active in period 1 (1.8.2021–23.10.2021)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2021–31.12.2021)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2022–6.3.2022)
Active in period 4 (7.3.2022–15.5.2022)
Active in period 5 (16.5.2022–31.7.2022)
03.02.2022 03.02.2022
Active in period 3 (1.1.2022–6.3.2022)
15.06.2022 15.06.2022
Active in period 5 (16.5.2022–31.7.2022)