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Survey Explores Human Understanding of Computer Arithmetic

Although it’s tempting to think that computers can do anything, they are not without their limitations. For example, computers’ limited memory makes them unable to compute real numbers. So, when a ...
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John Gustafson presents: Beyond Floating Point – Next Generation Computer Arithmetic

In this video, John Gustafson from the National University of Singapore presents: Beyond Floating Point: Next Generation Computer Arithmetic. “A new data type called a “posit” is designed for direct ...
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Radio Free HPC Looks at the Posit and Next Generation Computer Arithmetic

In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team discusses a recent presentation by John Gustafson on Next Generation Computer Arithmetic. “A new data type called a “posit” is designed for direct drop-in ...
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Sigal's Ineffective Computer-Based Practice of Arithmetic: A Case Study

Sigal, a second-grade girl in Israel, was observed for several months while practicing arithmetic with a structured and controlled computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system. Sigal was average in ...