The Science of Computing
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The Science of Computing

Shaping a Discipline

Matti Tedre

  1. 292 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
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eBook - PDF

The Science of Computing

Shaping a Discipline

Matti Tedre

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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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Publisher
Chapman and Hall/CRC
Year
2014
ISBN
9781482217704
Edition
1
Topic
Informatica
Subtopic
Programmazione di giochi
I
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