Number Systems For Computer Scientists - AI-Powered Learning for Developers

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26 Quizzes

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Course Overview

Get introduced to the number systems that are essential for computer scientists, and take a deep dive into binary representation. Learn how to represent and manipulate, positive, negative, and fractional numbers in binary, and learn how numbers are stored and represented in computers. The only background this course requires is grade-school arithmetic. No programming knowledge is needed.

What You'll Learn

Differentiate between binary, hexadecimal and other number systems, and understand how to convert between them

Perform binary arithmetic

Understand fixed point notation

Learn how floating point representation works

Understand the basics of computer storage

What You'll Learn

Differentiate between binary, hexadecimal and other number systems, and understand how to convert between them

Course Content

Introduction

Getting Started

Essential Number Systems

Introduction to Number Systems and the Decimal System

Introduction to the Binary System Binary Conversions Introduction to the Hexadecimal System Conversions between Hexadecimal and Binary Introduction to the Octal System N-Base Number System Exercise: Create Your Own Number System

Some Binary Operations

Addition and Subtraction in Binary Shift Operations Multiplication in Binary Division in Binary

Signed Binary Numbers

Sign Magnitude One's Complement Two's Complement Arithmetic with Signed Numbers Multiplication With Signed Numbers Division with Signed Numbers

Representing Numbers With Fractional Parts

Fixed Point Notation Why Do We Need Floating Point Numbers?Floating Point Representation Floating Point Conversions Addition and Subtraction of Floating Points Multiplication and Division of Floating Points Floating Point Properties IEEE 754 Floating Point Standard

Representation in a Computer

3 Lessons

Conclusion

1 Lesson

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