As an alternative, you can perform multiplications using a “shift-and-add” technique based on the generation of partial products. For example, consider the multiplication of two 8-bit unsigned binary ...

If you’ve ever written long multiplication code for a microcontroller, you can probably tell how this works. Each halving of the number amounts to a right shift.

If you’ve ever written long multiplication code for a microcontroller, you can probably tell how this works. Each halving of the number amounts to a right shift. Each doubling is a left shift.

We live in a world written in number, from the binary code that drives the information age to the dollar, euro and yuan figures that shape the behavior of nations, corporations and individuals ...