Inside Your Calculator: From Simple Programs to Significant Insights

by Gerald R. Rising

Uncover the mysteries that lie within your calculator

This remarkable book explores the simple internal calculator processes--algorithms and programs--that tell us, for example, that the cosine of 56? is 0.5591929035. Using carefully constructed diagrams and figures, the author effectively demonstrates how calculator keys compute powers, roots, logarithms, and trigonometry functions, while also providing insights into simple programming, the conversion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470114010
• ISBN13: 9780470114018
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"