The Science of Computing
eBook - PDF

The Science of Computing

Shaping a Discipline

  1. 292 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Science of Computing

Shaping a Discipline

About this book

The identity of computing has been fiercely debated throughout its short history. Why is it still so hard to define computing as an academic discipline? Is computing a scientific, mathematical, or engineering discipline? By describing the mathematical, engineering, and scientific traditions of computing, The Science of Computing: Shaping a Discipli

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Introduction

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures
  4. List of Tables
  5. Preface
  6. Part I: Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: Introduction
  8. Part II: Computer Scientists and Mathematicians
  9. Chapter 2: Theoretical Roots of Modern Computing
  10. Chapter 3: Marriage to Mathematics
  11. chapter 4: The Formal Verification Debate
  12. Part III: The Fall and Rise of Engineering
  13. chapter 5: Engineering the Modern Computer
  14. Chapter 6: Software Engineering to the Rescue
  15. Part IV: The Science of Computing
  16. Chapter 7: What’s in a Name?
  17. Chapter 8: Science of the Artificial
  18. chapter 9: Empirical Computer Science
  19. Part V: Conclusions
  20. References
  21. Bibliography
  22. Back Cover