Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
COMP.CE.260
Computer Arithmetic, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2024–31.7.2024)
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
10.10.2023 – 10.10.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
01.08.2023 – 31.07.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2024–31.7.2024)
18.12.2023 – 18.12.2023
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
06.05.2024 – 06.05.2024
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)