This book guides students through an exploration of the idea that thinking might be understood as a form of computation. Students make the connection between thinking and computing by learning to writ
Gain a gentle introduction to the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) using the Raspberry Pi as the computing platform. Most of the major AI topics will be explored, including expert systems, machin
This book discusses advanced topics?such as?R core programing, object oriented R programing, parallel computing with R, and spatial data types. The author will lead readers to merge mature and effecti
Tablet computers are now ubiquitous on the digital landscape. They are powerful, portable and packed full of functionality for most computing tasks. Android is the operating system on a wide range of
Logic is a field studied mainly by researchers and students of philosophy, mathematics and computing. Inductive logic seeks to determine the extent to which the premisses of an argument entail its con
Hailed as "stimulus for the next generation of scientists" by Scientific Computing, each volume in the highly acclaimed Manga Guide series teaches complex math and science topics with the aid of authe
This volume offers a tool for High Performance Computing (HPC). A brief historical background on the subject is first given. Fluid Statics dealing with Pressure in fluids at rest, Buoyancy and Basic
Crowdsourcing, or asking the general public to help contribute to shared goals, is increasingly popular in memory institutions as a tool for digitising or computing vast amounts of data. This book bri
This book is a comprehensive, unifying introduction to the field of mathematical analysis and the mathematics of computing. It develops the relevant theory at a modern level and it directly relates mo
Ubiquitous computing has a vision of information and interaction being embedded in the world around us; this forms the basis of this book. Built environments are subjects of design and architects have
This undergraduate textbook provides an introduction to High Performance Computing (HPC) for Data Science and is divided into two parts. The first covers the fundamentals of HPC and the second part de
Previously named A Dictionary of Computing, this bestselling dictionary has been renamed A Dictionary of Computer Science, and fully revised by a team of computer specialists, making it the most up-to
The Internet of Things, cloud computing, connected vehicles, big data, analytics – what do any of them have to do with the automotive industry? This book provides essential information on the future o
Data. Suddenly it is everywhere, and more and more of it is about us. The computing revolution has transformed our understanding of nature. Now it is transforming human behaviour.For some, pervasive c
Data. Suddenly it is everywhere, and more and more of it is about us. The computing revolution has transformed our understanding of nature. Now it is transforming human behaviour.For some, pervasive c
This book introduces the subject of wearable computing andcovers in the "Android Wear" platform and "GoogleFIT platform." The book starts with the history andbackgr
This book covers a number of topics that are important in current measure theory and practice. It emphasizes nonparametric methods which can really only be implemented with modern computing power on l
Gualtiero Piccinini articulates and defends a mechanistic account of concrete, or physical, computation. A physical system is a computing system just in case it is a mechanism one of whose functions i
The Harmony Search Algorithm (HSA) is one of the most well-known techniques in the field of soft computing, an important paradigm in the science and engineering community. This volume, the proceedings
The advent of cloud computing and big data has radically altered the important role of innovation as a strategy for responding to the rapidly changing nature of an increasingly interconnected online w
Geocomputation is the use of software and computing power to solve complex spatial problems. It is gaining increasing importance in the era of the ‘big data’ revolution, of ‘smart cities’, of crowdsou
This book analyzes applications of MATLAB in roughly every division of science. This book covers applications based on the engineering of MATLAB as a tool for computing. The book has several chapters
Geocomputation is the use of software and computing power to solve complex spatial problems. It is gaining increasing importance in the era of the ‘big data’ revolution, of ‘smart cities’, of crowdsou
The BeagleBone is a small, low-cost computing platform that can be adapted for 1000s of electronic applications, such as smart buildings, robot control and environmental sensing. It uses the free Linu
Undeniably widespread and powerful as it is, the Internet is not almighty: it can reach as high as the skies (cloud computing), but it cannot escape competition. Yet, safeguarding competition in “the
Crowdsourcing, or asking the general public to help contribute to shared goals, is increasingly popular in memory institutions as a tool for digitising or computing vast amounts of data. This book bri
This book present the principles of cloud computing security. From a definition of terms to key issues for service contracts, it's a must-have companion for anyone charged with protecting cloud-based
Matrix algorithms are at the core of scientific computing and are indispensable tools in most applications in engineering. This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of modern methods i
This book is a description of why and how to do Scientific Computing for fundamental models of fluid flow. It contains introduction, motivation, analysis, and algorithms and is closely tied to freely
This book is a description of why and how to do Scientific Computing for fundamental models of fluid flow. It contains introduction, motivation, analysis, and algorithms and is closely tied to freely
Get to grips with the inner workings of the Raspberry Pi The success of the Raspberry Pi has encouraged a whole new generation of computer scientists and coders to take up computing.
This volume of Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing contains accepted papers presented at SOCO 2014, CISIS 2014 and ICEUTE 2014, all conferences held in the beautiful and historic city of Bilbao
Beginning Google Glass Development is your number one resource for learning how to develop for Google Glass--the paradigm-shifting mobile computing platform taking the world by storm now and for years
An expert guide to high performance computing architectures and how they relate to analytics and data miningWith the exponential growth of data comes an ever-increasing need to process and analyze so-
This book deals with one of the most novel advances in natural computing, namely, in the field of tactile sense analysis. Massage, which provides relaxation and stimulation for human beings, is analyz
This exploration of the issues surrounding the use of biometrics in an increasingly interconnected world moves the debate on into the new and burgeoning world of cloud computing, federated ID, and the
This book represents the refereed proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Scientific Computing that was held at the University of New South Wa
Data Mining Applications with R is a great resource for researchers and professionals to understand the wide use of R, a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics, in solving di
Offering sequenced guidance for non-specialists on how to reap the benefits of machine learning in medicine and healthcare, this text harnesses the power of cutting-edge computing to maximize the acce
Supplying a comprehensive overview of cloud computing technology, this book provides step-by-step instruction on how to develop and secure the cloud. It provides an easy-to-understand, basic level ove
