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Computing : a Historical and Technical Perspective.
Exploring a vast array of topics related to computation, Computing: A Historical and Technical Perspective covers the historical and technical foundation of ancient and modern-day computing. The book starts with the earliest references to counting by humans, introduces various number systems, and di...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 520 | |a Exploring a vast array of topics related to computation, Computing: A Historical and Technical Perspective covers the historical and technical foundation of ancient and modern-day computing. The book starts with the earliest references to counting by humans, introduces various number systems, and discusses mathematics in early civilizations. It guides readers all the way through the latest advances in computer science, such as the design and analysis of computer algorithms. Through historical accounts, brief technical explanations, and examples, the book answers a host of questions, including:W. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Chapter 1. The dawn of counting -- chapter 2. Representation of numbers -- chapter 3. Rational and irrational numbers -- chapter 4. Prime numbers -- chapter 5. Euclid's elements -- chapter 6. Diophantus of Alexandria and Arithmetica -- chapter 7. Secret writing in ancient civilization -- chapter 8. The abacus -- chapter 9. Book of calculation by Fibonacci -- chapter 10. Decimal fractions and logarithms -- chapter 11. Calculating machines -- chapter 12. Solutions to algebraic equations -- chapter 13. Real and complex numbers -- chapter 14. Cardinality -- chapter 15. Boolean algebras and applications -- chapter 16. Computability and its limitations -- chapter 17. Cryptography from the medieval to the modern ages -- chapter 18. Electronic computers -- chapter 19. Numerical methods -- chapter 20. Modular arithmetic -- chapter 21. Cybernetics and information theory -- chapter 22. Error detecting and correcting codes -- chapter 23. Automata and formal languages -- chapter 24. Artificial intelligence -- chapter 25. Programming languages -- chapter 26. Algorithms and computational complexity -- chapter 27. The design of computer algorithms -- chapter 28. Parallel and distributed computing -- chapter 29. Computer networks -- chapter 30. Public-key cryptography -- chapter 31. Quantum computing. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
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