EECS 598
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EECS598-5 - Fall 1996
COMPUTER ARITHMETIC
Professor: Trevor Mudge (tnm@eecs.umich.edu)
Office: 2224A EECS
Office Hours: By appointment
Textbook
Computer Arithmetic Algorithms, I. Koren
Term Reading
Koren's book
Credit: 3 hours
Classroom: 3424 EECS
Meeting times:
6:30 - 10:00 pm
on the following Tuesdays: Sep 10, 17, 26(Thurs), Oct 8, 15,
22, 29, Nov 19, 26
Syllabus
The course will cover algorithms for performing the four common arithmetic operations of add, subtract, multiply and divide. Techniques for efficient logic implementations of these algorithms will be an important part of the course. Floating point arithmetic will be covered, particularly the ANSI/IEEE 754 standard.
First milestone: A 15 minute presentation to the class on Nov 26th describing a project and deliverables on a point of research that you and I have agreed upon.
Second milestone: A report of 8-10 pages, space and a half, on the project. Due at the end of exam week.