Computer Science
A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN:
9780198733461
Publication date:
01/06/2016
Paperback
168 pages
174x111mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198733461
Publication date:
01/06/2016
Paperback
168 pages
Subrata Dasgupta
Introduces the essential idea of automatic computation in the form of the Turing machine,Considers the core principles of computer science,Traces the important conceptual developments in computer science over the course of the past century,Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over seven million copies sold worldwide
Rights: OUP UK (INDIAN TERRITORY)
Subrata Dasgupta
Description
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.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Subrata Dasgupta, Computer Science Trust Fund Eminent Scholar Endowed ChairProfessor 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).
Subrata Dasgupta
Table of contents
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
Subrata Dasgupta
Description
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.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Subrata Dasgupta, Computer Science Trust Fund Eminent Scholar Endowed ChairProfessor 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).
Table of contents
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
Margaret A. Boden
Cybersecurity, Ethics, and Collective Responsibility
Seumas Miller, Terry Bossomaier
Nick Bostrom
Homi Bhabha and the Computer Revolution
Shyamasundar, Pai
Dawn E. Holmes
Michio Kaku
Ronald M. Baecker
Darrel Ince
Addy Pross
Richard Dawkins
