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Name: The Mathematics of Computing
ID: m10206
Language: English (en)
Summary: An introduction to the mathematics used by computers. Topics include, Base 2, a very short overview of logical operators and how they relate to binary addition, and information on bit representations of real numbers.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
Keywords: base 2, binary, binary logic, bit, bit representation, digital processing systems, digital signal processing, floating point, logic, logical operators, word length
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 1.0)
Authors: Don Johnson (dhj@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Don Johnson (dhj@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Don Johnson (dhj@rice.edu), Shawn Stewart (mrshawn@alumni.rice.edu), John Cottrell (jac3@rice.edu)
Version: 2.3 (history)
Created: Jul 17, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5
Revised: Aug 10, 2004 1:20 pm GMT-5

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Version: 2.3 Aug 10, 2004 1:20 pm GMT-5 by Elizabeth Gregory
Changes: 
Updated to CNXML 0.5
Version: 2.2 Nov 20, 2001 12:00 am US/Central by Brent Hendricks
Changes: 
Updated to CNXML 0.3.5
Version: 2.1 Jul 17, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
combined former modules:
m0521, m0522, and m0523
Version: 2.0 Jul 17, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Added initial template for new module m10206

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