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Reverse-Engineering the Polynomial Constants in the Pentium’s FPU

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Maya Posch

Released in 1993, Intel’s Pentium processor was a marvel of technological progress. Its floating point unit (FPU) was a big improvement over its predecessors that still used the venerable CORDIC …read more Continue reading Reverse-Engineering the Polynomial Constants in the Pentium’s FPU→

The Quadratic Equation Solution a Few Thousand Years in the Making

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Al Williams

Everyone learns (and some readers maybe still remember) the quadratic formula. It’s a pillar of algebra and allows you to solve equations like Ax²+Bx+C=0. But just because you’ve used it doesn’t mean you know how to come up with the formula itself. It’s a bear to derive so …read more

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