Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction
(Sprache: Englisch)
While the development of Information Technology has been obvious to all, the underpinning computer science has been less apparent. Subrata Dasgupta provides a thought-provoking introduction to the field and its core principles, considering computer science as a science of symbol processing.
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While the development of Information Technology has been obvious to all, the underpinning computer science has been less apparent. Subrata Dasgupta provides a thought-provoking introduction to the field and its core principles, considering computer science as a science of symbol processing.
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Over the past sixty years, the spectacular growth of the technologies associated with the computer is visible for all to see and experience. Yet, the science underpinning this technology is less visible and little understood outside the professional computer science community. As a scientific discipline, computer science stands alongside the likes of molecular biology and cognitive science as one of the most significant new sciences of the post Second World War era. In this Very Short Introduction, Subrata Dasgupta sheds light on these lesser known areas and considers the conceptual basis of computer science. Discussing algorithms, programming, and sequential and parallel processing, he considers emerging modern ideas such as biological computing and cognitive modelling, challenging the idea of computer science as a science of the artificial.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction “
- Introduction
- 1: The 'stuff' of computing
- 2: Computational artifacts
- 3: Algorithmic thinking
- 4: The art, science, and engineering of programming
- 5: The discipline of computer architecture
- 6: Heuristic computing
- 7: Computational thinking
- Epilogue
- References
- Further Reading
- Index
Autoren-Porträt von Subrata Dasgupta
Professor Subrata Dasgupta holds the Computer Science Trust Fund Eminent Scholar Chair in the School of Computing and Informatics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He was previously Dowty Professor of Computer Systems Engineering at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, and has held various visiting positions at universities including Oxford and Cambridge. He has written 14 books on topics of technology, science, and creativity, including It Began with Babbage: the genesis of computer science (OUP, 2014).Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Subrata Dasgupta
- 2016, 176 Seiten, Maße: 11,1 x 17,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0198733461
- ISBN-13: 9780198733461
- Erscheinungsdatum: 10.02.2016
Sprache:
Englisch
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