Arithmetic is the forgotten task. We just expect machines to evaluate whatever expression we write and we expect it to get it right – or right enough not to cause a problem. Part of the reason for ...

Arithmetic is the forgotten task. We just expect machines to evaluate whatever expression we write and we expect it to get it right – or right enough not to cause a problem. Part of the reason for ...

My last column introduced the concepts underlying BCD (binary-coded-decimal) representations. In particular, we considered unsigned versus 10s-complement versions of BCD numbers. In this column we are ...

This chapter examines various higher math topics such as multiplication and division operations for unsigned and signed integers, floating-point number representation, saturating arithmetic, BCD ...

Editor's Note: This is the first article in a two-part series on decimal representations and decimal arithmetic in general, and on Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) in particular. In this first installment, ...

Here's a C/C++ program that converts decimal numbers ranging from 0 to 99,999 to binary and BCD formats. Using a simple algorithm in conjunction with pointer ...