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Course unit, curriculum year 2022–2023
COMP.CE.260
Computer Arithmetic, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2023–5.3.2023)
Active in period 4 (6.3.2023–31.5.2023)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2023–31.7.2023)
Course code
COMP.CE.260Language of instruction
EnglishAcademic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024Level 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 %
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
01.08.2022 – 31.07.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2023–5.3.2023)
Active in period 4 (6.3.2023–31.5.2023)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2023–31.7.2023)
22.11.2022 – 22.11.2022
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)
25.01.2023 – 25.01.2023
Active in period 3 (1.1.2023–5.3.2023)
27.04.2023 – 27.04.2023
Active in period 4 (6.3.2023–31.5.2023)