Yoshihide Igarashi, Tom Altman, Mariko Funada, Barbara Kamiyama

Computing

A Historical and Technical Perspective

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Requiring no prior knowledge of advanced mathematics or computer science, this self-contained book covers the historical and technical foundation of ancient and modern-day computing. It starts with the earliest references to counting by humans, introduces various number systems, and discusses mathematics in early civilizations. The book guides readers all the way through the latest advances in computer science, such as the design and analysis of computer algorithms, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and more.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781482227413
• ISBN-10: 148222741X
• Artikelnr.: 40146027

Autorenporträt

Yoshihide Igarashi, Tom Altman, Mariko Funada, Barbara Kamiyama

Inhaltsangabe

The Dawn of Counting. Representation of Numbers. Rational and Irrational
Numbers. Prime Numbers. Euclid's Elements. Diophantus of Alexandria and
Arithmetica. Secret Writing in Ancient Civilization. The Abacus. Book of
Calculation by Fibonacci. Decimal Fractions and Logarithms. Calculating
Machines. Solutions to Algebraic Equations. Real and Complex Numbers.
Cardinality. Boolean Algebras and Applications. Computability and Its
Limitations. Cryptography from the Medieval to the Modern Ages. Electronic
Computers. Numerical Methods. Modular Arithmetic. Cybernetics and
Information Theory. Error-Detecting and -Correcting Codes. Automata and
Formal Languages. Artificial Intelligence. Programming Languages.
Algorithms and Computational Complexity. The Design of Computer Algorithms.
Parallel and Distributed Computing. Computer Networks. Public-Key
Cryptography. Quantum Computing. Index.