From 1132af48fda732fa65db2055af8ba1053296bf4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Wagner-Hall Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 12:07:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add reading about signed numbers / two's complement (#1260) --- .../tools/binary-and-hexidecimal-numbers/index.md | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/common-content/en/module/tools/binary-and-hexidecimal-numbers/index.md b/common-content/en/module/tools/binary-and-hexidecimal-numbers/index.md index 31b1e56ff..bb970b80a 100644 --- a/common-content/en/module/tools/binary-and-hexidecimal-numbers/index.md +++ b/common-content/en/module/tools/binary-and-hexidecimal-numbers/index.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ time = 90 facilitation = false emoji= "📖" [objectives] - 1="Convert numbers between any two of: binary, decimal, hexidecimal" + 1="Convert signed and unsigned numbers between any two of: binary, decimal, hexadecimal" 2="Explain the similarities and differences between binary, decimal, and hexidecimal numbers" 3="Explain why we use binary numbers" 4="Explain why we use hexidecimal numbers" @@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ emoji= "📖" Read the learning objectives listed on this page: Bear in mind what you're trying to achieve while reading this text. If a topic isn't making much sense, and isn't in the objectives, you can probably skip over it. If a topic is listed in the objectives, you should keep studying it until you are confident you've met the objective. -Read chapters 1 and 2 of How Computers Really Work. +{{}} +Read chapters 1 and 2 of How Computers Really Work. You can skip the Binary Logic section (but feel free to read it if you're curious). -You can skip the Binary Logic section (but feel free to read it if you're curious). +Also read the "Binary Addition", "Signed Numbers" and "Unsigned Numbers" sections from chapter 5. You can skip the "Half Adders", "Full Adders", and "A 4-bit Adder" sections. -Do every exercise listed in the chapters. +Do every exercise listed in the chapters. You can skip the projects. +{{}} Check you have achieved each learning objective listed on this page.