The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math : Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator | 
 enlarge | Authors: Clive Maxfield, Alvin Brown
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 373898
Media: Paperback
Pages: 464
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.5 x 1
ISBN: 0471732788
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.0151
EAN: 9780471732785
Publication Date: September 27, 2005
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The Basics of Computer Arithmetic Made Enjoyable and Accessible-with a Special Program Included for Hands-on Learning
"The combination of this book and its associated virtual computer is fantastic! Experience over the last fifty years has shown me that there's only one way to truly understand how computers work; and that is to learn one computer and its instruction set-no matter how simple or primitive-from the ground up. Once you fully comprehend how that simple computer functions, you can easily extrapolate to more complex machines."
-Fred Hudson, retired engineer/scientist
"This book-along with the virtual DIY Calculator-is an incredibly useful teaching and learning tool. The interesting trivia nuggets keep you turning the pages to see what's next. Students will have so much fun reading the text and performing the labs that they won't even realize they are learning."
-Michael Haghighi, Chairperson of the Business and Computer Information Systems Division, Calhoun Community College, Alabama
"At last, a book that presents an innovative approach to the teaching of computer architecture. Written with authority and verve, witty, superbly illustrated, and enhanced with many laboratory exercises, this book is a must for students and teachers alike."
-Dr. Albert Koelmans, Lecturer in Computer Engineering, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and the 2003 recipient of the EASIT-Eng. Gold Award for Innovative Teaching in Computer Engineering
Packed with nuggets of information and tidbits of trivia, How Computers Do Math provides an incredibly fun and interesting introduction to the way in which computers perform their magic in general and math in particular. The accompanying CD-ROM contains a virtual computer/calculator called the DIY Calculator, and the book's step-by-step interactive laboratories guide you in the creation of a simple program to run on your DIY Calculator.
How Computers Do Math can be enjoyed by non-technical individuals; students of computer science, electronics engineering, and mathematics; and even practicing engineers. All of the illustrations and interactive laboratories featured in the book are provided on the CD-ROM for use by high school, college, and university educators as lecture notes and handouts. For online resources and more information please visit the author's website at www.DIYCalculator.com.
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The Basics of Computer Arithmetic Made Enjoyable and Accessible-with a Special Program Included for Hands-on Learning< Packed with nuggets of information and tidbits of trivia, How Computers Do Math provides an incredibly fun and interesting introduction to the way in which computers perform their magic in general and math in particular. How Computers Do Math can be enjoyed by non-technical individuals; students of computer science, electronics engineering, and mathematics; and even practicing engineers.
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 Go Figure July 19, 2007
CCD Teacher (Sacramento, CA)
This is an accurate, first-order of detail on how computers work. The CD is a nice bonus. I would recommend this text for high schoolers and above.
Once again Cive does it! March 24, 2007
Kathryn L. Tate (San Francisco, CA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a hobbyist and have found this book invaluable. I have a Computer Science background and so have no problems with the concepts. Even if you do have problems with the concepts, the Labs are a walk-through
and one can then kind of 'get it'.
Very satisfied and having fun!
Just great material for educators February 25, 2007
David Naccache (Paris, France)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a university Professor in France and one of my courses is on 8-bit microcontroller programming.
In the past I used to use the 68HC05 as an example but for students who are not familiar with reading datasheets the investment in time was just huge. Although good and free simulators exist, these were hard for the students to find and install.
This book changed my student's life and considerably eased my life. The proposed microprocessor has all the features of a real one without the useless complexity drawbacks and heavy documentation. Students better like it than 68HC05 and there are plenty of examples that they can play with. A collection of slides for educators even avoids to have to compose your ones.
I highly recommend this as standard material for teaching microprocessor programming.
David Naccache
BEST COMPUTER BOOK WRITEN !! December 29, 2006
truckwiz (Minnesota ,USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been fighting for 3 years to learn assembly programing , this book makes it look like baking a cake . Once you start reading this book and programing ,you'll have a hard time thinking of anything else !! Max is a very nice person who takes time out of his busy day to answer questions from normal people.(and he'll usally throw in a little humor too.) A+++++
Brian , future computer programer
WhoooHooo August 12, 2006
Rick Coleman
Finally, a fun to read treatise for the those of us on the outside looking in on the digital electronic mysteries. Clive mischievouly pulls back the curtain of the Wizard of Calculating OZ and shows us what is going on inside our computer. And, best of all, for us electronic gadgeteer wanabees, there is a path provided for building our very own calculator!
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