In their Commentary “Will Science and Engineering Now Be a Good Career?” (Nov. 11, 2009), Lindsay Lowell and Hal Salzman claim that over the past few decades, there has been “no decline in the K-12 ...

Floating-point arithmetic is a cornerstone of modern computational science, providing an efficient means to approximate real numbers within a finite precision framework. Its ubiquity across scientific ...

Numerical computation and mathematical software form the backbone of modern scientific inquiry, facilitating the approximation of real numbers, the solution of complex mathematical models, and the ...

John Gustafson from A*STAR will host a BoF on Posit arithmetic at SC17. Entitled, “Improving Numerical Computation with Practical Tools and Novel Computer Arithmetic,” this BOF will be co-hosted by ...

A math AI helper is one of the most effective ways for students to complete homework faster while actually understanding the solution.

An algorithm for realizing finite field arithmetic is presented. The relationship between linear recursions and polynomial arithmetic (modulo a fixed polynomial) over ...

A patent troll that accused Rackspace of violating a patent merely by selling Linux-based servers has seen its case thrown out. A judge ruled the patent claim invalid because it describes a relatively ...