Steeb (scientific computing, U. of Johannesburg, South Africa) sets out all the basic concepts in the closely connected fields, together with the definitions, theorems, and algorithms, which are imple
Scheme is a general-purpose programming language, descended from Algol and Lisp, widely used in computing education and research and a broad range of industrial applications. This thoroughly updated
This collection of short expository, critical, and speculative texts offers a field guide to the cultural, political, social, and aesthetic impact of software. Computing and digital media are essenti
Developments in information and communication technology and networked computing overthe past two decades have given rise to the notion of electronic government, most commonly used torefer to the deli
How did the complex interplay of academic, commercial, and military interests produced an intense period of scientific discovery and technological innovation in computing during the Cold War? During t
Coming before the establishment of professional journals, societies, or regular meetings in computer science, the proceedings of the symposium offer the best picture of computing technology in the ear
This book covers significant recent developments in the field of Intelligent Meth ods applied to eCommerce. The Intelligent Methods considered are mainly Soft Computing Methods that include fuzzy set
Volume 1: "Symbolic Computing" Volume 2: "Advanced Techniques" Volume 3: "Beyond Programming" This series is for people--adults and teenagers--who are interested in computer programming because it's f
July 6-8, 1994 * the Massachusetts Institute of Technology The field of artificial life has recently emerged through the interaction of research in biology, physics, parallel computing, artificial in
Concurrent Constraint Programming introduces a new and rich class of programming languages based on the notion of computing with partial information, or constraints, that synthesize and extend work on
This book covers computational group theory (CGT), an active, rapidly expanding field at the interface of mathematics and computer science. It is the first systematic effort to establish computing wit
The Fourier transform is one of the most fundamental tools for computing the frequency representation of signals. It plays a central role in signal processing, communications, audio and video compress
This book constitutes the proceedings of the workshops of the 23rd International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Euro-Par 2017, held in Santiago de Compostela. Spain in August 2017
Familiarize yourself with Octave using this concise, practical tutorial that is focused on writing code to learn concepts. Starting from the basics, this book covers array-based computing, plotting, a
This book examines different aspects of network security metrics and their application to enterprise networks. One of the most pertinent issues in securing mission-critical computing networks is the l
Learn how to define strategies for cloud adoption of your Oracle database landscape. Understand private cloud, public cloud, and hybrid cloud computing in order to successfully design and manage datab
Super Cool Scientists is a coloring book that celebrates women in science. It highlights amazing women from across the country doing important work in technology, marine science, computing, and more.
This book guides students through an exploration of the idea that thinking might beunderstood as a form of computation. Students make the connection between thinking and computing bylearning to write
Ubiquitous computing (or ubicomp) is the label for a "third wave" ofcomputing technologies. Following the eras of the mainframe computer and the desktop PC, ubicomp ischaracterized by small and powerf
Written but never published during his lifetime, this memoir of the founding father of computing is an indispensable primary source of information about Babbage's personal character and work. It bring
Since the publication of the first edition, parallel computing technology has gained considerable momentum. A large proportion of this has come from the improvement in VLSI techniques, offering one to
Hex: The Full Story is for anyone - hobbyist, professional, student, teacher - who enjoys board games, game theory, discrete math, computing, or history. hex was discovered twice, in 1942 by
With digital technologies, anyone with a basic knowledge of both fashion design and computing can create 3D images—still and animated—that realistically capture how fabrics will look and clothing will
Considered a key indicator of the progress and current state of the field, the TOP500 list has become a globally recognized tool for classifying technology trends in high-performance computing (HPC).
This history of computing focuses not on chronology (what came first and who deservescredit for it) but on the actual architectures of the first machines that made electronic computinga practical real
Cutting through a raft of technical data, Thomas Landauer explains and illustrates why computers are in trouble and why massive outlays for computing since 1973 have not resulted in comparable product
Over the last twenty years, the growing availability of computing power has had an enormous impact on the classical fields of direct and inverse scattering. The study of inverse scattering, in particu
Biologists find computing bewildering; yet they are expected to be able to process the voluminous data available from the machines they buy and the datasets that has accumulated in genomic databanks w
This book discusses advanced topics such as R core programing, object oriented R programing, parallel computing with R, and spatial data types. The author leads readers to merge mature and effective m
This, the 30th issue of Transactions on Large-Scale Data- and Knowledge-Centered Systems, contains six in-depth papers focusing on the subject of cloud computing. Topics covered within this context in
Programmers new to the Raspberry Pi and novice programmers with little to no experience with micro board computing will find the book useful. A basic knowledge of programming languages in general will
In the 1960s, a team of Stanford musicians, engineers, computer scientists, and psychologists used computing in an entirely novel way: to produce and manipulate sound and create the sonic basis of new
Divided into two main sections, this book introduces corpus linguistics to a student readership who have grown up in the era of ubiquitous computing, internet search and social media. The first sec
The 5th edition of Computer Organization and Design moves forward into the post-PC era with new examples, exercises, and material highlighting the emergence of mobile computing and the cloud. This gen
As the power of computing has grown over the past few decades, the field of machinelearning has advanced rapidly in both theory and practice. Machine learning methods are usuallybased on the assumptio
The rise in computing and multimedia technology has spawned an increasing interest in the role of diagrams and sketches, not only for the purpose of conveying information but also for creative thinkin
In its first edition this book successfully enabled readers, with little or no prior knowledge of computing or statistics, to develop reliable and valid tests and scales for assessment or research pur
A tutorial explaining how to write real programs for the Java virtual machine, the abstract computing machine that enables the Java platform to host applications on any computer or operating system wi
This is a guide to the teaching of computing and coding in primary schools, and an exploration of how children develop their computational thinking. It covers all areas of the National Curriculum for
This is a guide to the teaching of computing and coding in primary schools, and an exploration of how children develop their computational thinking. It covers all areas of the National Curriculum for
