Mathematics in Computing
An Accessible Guide to Historical, Foundational and Application Contexts
(Sprache: Englisch)
This review of the mathematics uses in computing takes in a host of topics including software engineering and reliability, coding theory, and cryptography, and is an enlightening introductory guide to the calculations which have built our technological world.
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This review of the mathematics uses in computing takes in a host of topics including software engineering and reliability, coding theory, and cryptography, and is an enlightening introductory guide to the calculations which have built our technological world.
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This clearly written and enlightening textbook provides a concise, introductory guide to the key mathematical concepts and techniques used by computer scientists. Topics and features: ideal for self-study, offering many pedagogical features such as chapter-opening key topics, chapter introductions and summaries, review questions, and a glossary; places our current state of knowledge within the context of the contributions made by early civilizations, such as the ancient Babylonians, Egyptians and Greeks; examines the building blocks of mathematics, including sets, relations and functions; presents an introduction to logic, formal methods and software engineering; explains the fundamentals of number theory, and its application in cryptography; describes the basics of coding theory, language theory, and graph theory; discusses the concept of computability and decideability; includes concise coverage of calculus, probability and statistics, matrices, complex numbers and quaternions.Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Mathematics in Computing “
Mathematics in CivilizationSets, Relations and Functions
Logic
Software Engineering
Formal Methods
Z Formal Specification Language
Number Theory
Cryptography
Coding Theory
Language Theory and Semantics
Computability and Decidability
Probability, Statistics and Software Reliability
Matrix Theory
Complex Numbers and Quaternions
Calculus
Graph Theory
Autoren-Porträt von Gerard O'Regan
Dr. Gerard O'Regan is a CMMI software process improvement consultant with research interests including software quality and software process improvement; mathematical approaches to software quality; and the history of computing. He is the author of the Springer titles "A Brief History of Computing", "Introduction to Software Process Improvement", "Mathematical Approaches to Software Quality" and "A Practical Approach to Software Quality".
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Gerard O'Regan
- 2012, XX, 288 Seiten, Maße: 16,2 x 24,2 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 144714533X
- ISBN-13: 9781447145332
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
From the reviews:"This book provides a mathematical context for computing. ... Each chapter concludes with a summary and a series of review questions that reinforce the concepts presented. This is all very readable and self-contained, making the book an excellent resource for most academic libraries. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All undergraduate students and informed general audiences." (D. Z. Spicer, Choice, Vol. 50 (11), July, 2013)
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