Mathematics in Computing
An Accessible Guide to Historical, Foundational and Application Contexts
$279.91
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
16 November 2012
Summary
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, Egypti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781447145332 |
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| ISBN-10: | 144714533X |
| Author: | Gerard O’Regan |
| Publisher: | Springer London Ltd |
| Imprint: | Springer London Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 2013th |
| Release Date: | 16 November 2012 |
| Weight: | 5.86kg |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm |
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“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)About The Author
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”.
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