Re: numerical methods sources

David Chase <chase@world.std.com>
24 Aug 1998 13:23:32 -0400

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From: David Chase <chase@world.std.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 24 Aug 1998 13:23:32 -0400
Organization: NaturalBridge LLC
References: 98-08-056 98-08-085 98-08-144 98-08-159

Ray Dillinger wrote:


> What are some good books on numerical methods for compiler writers?


> Incidentally, I'm with John on this one; I do most of my serious
> numerical work in languages that support extended-precision numerics,
> just because I don't want 'em to crash when some number geos outside
> what its "reasonable" range seems to be today.


> [I can tell you what the standard books were fifteen years ago, but let's
> see if anyone has something more recent than Cody and Waite. -John]


A good place to start on the Web is David Hough's home page,


    http://www.validgh.com/


Included there is a copy of


    What Every Computer Scientist Should Know about Floating-Point
Arithmetic,
    by David Goldberg, as supplemented by Doug Priest, in postscript.


Beyond that, I'm not sure. It doesn't hurt to take a few classes
in numerical analysis.


David Chase
NaturalBridge LLC
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