Analog Computing
eBook - ePub

Analog Computing

  1. 460 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Analog Computing

About this book

Analog computing is one of the main pillars of Unconventional Computing. Almost forgotten for decades, we now see an ever-increasing interest in electronic analog computing because it offers a path to high-performance and highly energy-efficient computing. These characteristics are of great importance in a world where vast amounts of electric energy are consumed by today's computer systems. Analog computing can deliver efficient solutions to many computing problems, ranging from general purpose analog computation to specialised systems like analog artificial neural networks.

The book "Analog Computing" has established itself over the past decade as the standard textbook on the subject and has been substantially extended in this second edition, which includes more than 300 additional bibliographical entries, and has been expanded in many areas to include much greater detail. These enhancements will confirm this book's status as the leading work in the field. It covers the history of analog computing from the Antikythera Mechanism to recent electronic analog computers and uses a wide variety of worked examples to provide a comprehensive introduction to programming analog computers. It also describes hybrid computers, digital differential analysers, the simulation of analog computers, stochastic computers, and provides a comprehensive treatment of classic and current analog computer applications. The last chapter looks into the promising future of analog computing.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Also of interest
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Preface to the 2nd edition
  7. 1 Introduction
  8. 2 Mechanical analog computers
  9. 3 The first electronic analog computers
  10. 4 Basic computing elements
  11. 5 The anatomy of a classic analog computer
  12. 6 Some typical analog computers
  13. 7 Programming
  14. 8 Programming examples
  15. 9 Hybrid computers
  16. 10 Digital differential analysers
  17. 11 Stochastic computing
  18. 12 Simulation of analog computers
  19. 13 Applications
  20. 14 Future and opportunities
  21. Index