Handbook of Floating-Point Arithmetic
Author | : Jean-Michel Muller |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 579 |
Release | : 2009-11-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780817647056 |
ISBN-13 | : 0817647058 |
Rating | : 4/5 (058 Downloads) |
Download or read book Handbook of Floating-Point Arithmetic written by Jean-Michel Muller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-11-11 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floating-point arithmetic is the most widely used way of implementing real-number arithmetic on modern computers. However, making such an arithmetic reliable and portable, yet fast, is a very difficult task. As a result, floating-point arithmetic is far from being exploited to its full potential. This handbook aims to provide a complete overview of modern floating-point arithmetic. So that the techniques presented can be put directly into practice in actual coding or design, they are illustrated, whenever possible, by a corresponding program. The handbook is designed for programmers of numerical applications, compiler designers, programmers of floating-point algorithms, designers of arithmetic operators, and more generally, students and researchers in numerical analysis who wish to better understand a tool used in their daily work and research.