The New Turing Omnibus: 66 Excursions in Computer Science - Brossura

Dewdney, A. K.

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ISBN 10: 0805071660 ISBN 13: 9780805071665

Casa editrice: Henry Holt & Co, 2003

Riassunto

No other volume provides as broad, as thorough, or as accessible an introduction to the realm of computer science as A. K. Dewdney's The Turing Omnibus.

For everyone from the curious beginner to the working professional, The New Turing Omnibus offers 66 concise, brilliantly written mathematically oriented articles on the major points of interest in computer science theory, technology, and applications. Foundational for this tour: information on algorithms, detecting primes, noncomputable functions, and self-replicating computers--plus fundamental sections on the Mandelbrot set, genetic algorithms, the Newton-Raphson Method, neural networks that learn, DOS systems for personal computers, and computer viruses.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

A. K. Dewdney teaches computer science at the University of Western Ontario.

Product Description:

No other volume provides as broad, as thorough, or as accessible an introduction to the realm of computers as A. K. Dewdney's "The Turing Omnibus." Updated and expanded, "The Turing Omnibus" offers 66 concise, brilliantly written articles on the major points of interest in computer science theory, technology, and applications. New for this tour: updated information on algorithms, detecting primes, noncomputable functions, and self-replicating computers--plus completely new sections on the Mandelbrot set, genetic algorithms, the Newton-Raphson Method, neural networks that learn, DOS systems for personal computers, and computer viruses.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Henry Holt & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0805071660
• ISBN 13: 9780805071665
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 455