Handbook of Floating-Point Arithmetic

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.

  • ISBN: 978-3-319-76525-9
  • Editorial: Birkhäuser
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 630
  • Fecha Publicación: 17/09/2018
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés