Computers - Computer Science

Each generation brings their distinct features to classrooms, which makes teachers to rethink their instructional practices and reorganize the learning environment to accommodate students' needs. The youngest generation, called Generation Alpha, has its own traits that makes it unique and worth considering. We have...

This organizational history relates the role of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the development of modern computing. Drawing upon new and existing oral histories, extensive use of NSF documents, and the experience of two of the authors as senior managers, this book describes...

Michael A. Jackson is fascinated by the fundamental question: What is software engineering? Jackson reflects on the constituents of software development. He contrasts the views of Edsger Dijkstra, Tony Hoare, Donald Knuth, Peter Naur, David Parnas, Christopher Strachey, Pamela Zave, and others. Some of...

This book presents computer programming as a key method for solving mathematical problems. There are two versions of the book, one for MATLAB and one for Python. The book was inspired by the Springer book TCSE 6: A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python...

The Fourier transform is one of the most fundamental tools for computing the frequency representation of signals. It plays a central role in signal processing, communications, audio and video compression, medical imaging, genomics, astronomy, as well as many other areas. Because of its widespread...

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Acronyms, notation.- Matlab functions, revisited examples.- Introduction.- Biochemical reaction networks.- Randomness.- Probability and random variables.- Stochastic modeling of biochemical networks.- The 2MA approach.- The 2MA cell cycle model.- Hybrid Markov processes.- Wet-lab experiments and noise.- GlossaryAuthor: Mukhtar Ullah, Olaf WolkenhauerISBN-10: 1461404770ISBN-13: 9781461404774Publisher:...

This book highlights several methods and quantitative implementations of both probabilistic and fuzzy-based approaches to uncertainty quantification and uncertainty propagation through environmental subsurface pollution models with uncertain input parameters. The book focuses on methods as well as applications in hydrogeology, soil hydrology, groundwater contamination,...

State-of-the-art survey chapters by leading researchers covering geometric algebra---a powerful mathematical tool for solving problems in computer science, engineering, physics, and mathematics. Focus is on interdisciplinary applications and techniques. Self-contained assuming only a knowledge of linear algebra and calculus. Professionals and researchers interested in...

Taking readers to the cutting edge of physics, mathematics, and computer science, Julian Brown tells the dramatic story of the groundbreaking efforts to create a fundamentally new kind of computer that would be astronomically more powerful than today's machines. In 1998, a team of...

Looking for a great journal for computer programmers and coders? This coding themed notebook is perfect for anyone who loves to work on code.If computer technology is your thing this code notebook is ready to capture all your writing, notes and inspiration.A useful tool...

This book outlines 11 courses and 15 research topics in bioinformatics, based on curriculums and talks in a graduate summer school on bioinformatics that was held in Tsinghua University. The courses include: Basics for Bioinformatics, Basic Statistics for Bioinformatics, Topics in Computational Genomics, Statistical...

This handbook gives an overview on engineering of business information systems with agent technology. It introduces into this challenge, describes how to identify and to address the relevant technical problems, and explains how to engineer, integrated and test multiagent systems for real world applications....

Algorithms are at the heart of every nontrivial computer application, and algorithmics is a modern and active area of computer science. Every computer scientist and every professional programmer should know about the basic algorithmic toolbox: structures that allow efficient organization and retrieval of data,...

A quick guide to better IT Service Management Many organisations rely on a mishmash of different technologies and ad hoc working practices to deliver products and services. This makes it very difficult to make changes, measure effectiveness and improve service levels. Better for you,...

Spectral methods refer to the use of eigenvalues, eigenvectors, singular values and singular vectors. They are widely used in Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Statistics. More recently, spectral methods have found numerous applications in Computer Science to "discrete" as well as "continuous" problems. Spectral Algorithms...

In today's rapidly evolving technological and economic landscape, organizations face the crucial problem of how to optimize their production processes and services to meet the demands of the digital age. The solution lies in technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things...

Digitalization is shaping our everyday lives yet navigating its processes can feel like a trek into the unknown, where both the possibilities and the consequences of digitalization are unclear and difficult to grasp. Author: Kristine Ask, Roger Andre SaaISBN-10: 1032258918ISBN-13: 9781032258911Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

UX Research is the key to comprehending users' behaviors, motivations, and preferences for developing delightful experiences, thrives on effective teamwork and collaboration. Author: Sonal SrivastavaISBN-10: 1032488352ISBN-13: 9781032488356Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/20/2023Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.32d

This contributed volume explores innovative research in the modeling, simulation, and control of crowd dynamics. Chapter authors approach the topic from the perspectives of mathematics, physics, engineering, and psychology, providing a comprehensive overview of the work carried out in this challenging interdisciplinary research field....

The Linux CLI Pocket Book is a handy, no-frills Linux command reference. This is the perfect desk-top companion for IT professionals and Linux beginners that need a way to quickly find fundamental Linux commands. This book contains common commands and their syntax, useful flag...

Discover how deep learning is transforming industries like healthcare, finance, and robotics, and gain practical insights into implementing deep learning models in your own projects. With real-world examples and practical tips, this guide equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the...

By the end of the 1960s, a new discipline named computer science had come into being. A new scientific paradigm--the 'computational paradigm'--was in place, suggesting that computer science had reached a certain level of maturity. Yet as a science it was still precociously young....

Discover how graph algorithms can help you leverage the relationships within your data to develop more intelligent solutions and enhance your algorithms. You'll learn how graph analytics are uniquely suited to unfold complex structures and reveal difficult-to-find patterns lurking in your data. this book...

This book focuses on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), IoT (Internet of Things), and WSN (Wireless Sensor Network). It includes contributions that discuss the security and privacy issues as well as the opportunities and applications that are tightly linked to sensitive infrastructures and strategic services....

This book brings together the insights and practical experience of some of the most experienced Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) technical experts, detailing the trend of DPDK, data packet processing, hardware acceleration, packet processing and virtualization, as well as the practical application of DPDK...

This book explores the concepts and role of green computing and its recent developments for making the environment sustainable. It focuses on green automation in disciplines such as computers, nanoscience, information technology, and biochemistry. This book is characterized through descriptions of sustainability, green computing,...

Spiking neural networks (SNN) are biologically inspired computational models that represent and process information internally as trains of spikes. This monograph book presents the classical theory and applications of SNN, including original author's contribution to the area. The book introduces for the first time...

The two volume set LNCS 6443 and LNCS 6444 constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2010, held in Sydney, Australia, in November 2010. The 146 regular session papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 470 submissions....

The two volume set LNCS 6443 and LNCS 6444 constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2010, held in Sydney, Australia, in November 2010. The 146 regular session papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 470 submissions....

This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the Seven h Confer- ence of the International Federation of Classification Societies (IFCS-2000), which was held in Namur, Belgium, July 11-14,2000. From the originally sub- mitted papers, a careful review process involving two reviewers per...

Illustrates research applications with detailed, worked out examplesProvides complete code companion executable in Mathematica notebooksContains complete instructions for users write their own application in the wolfram languageAuthor: George MiasISBN-10: 3319723766ISBN-13: 9783319723761Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/03/2018Pages: 384Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.62lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88dReview Citation(s): Choice...

Recommender systems are an important part of the information and e-commerce ecosystem. They represent a powerful method for enabling users to filter through large information and product spaces. Nearly two decades of research on collaborative filtering have led to a varied set of algorithms...

Essential Computer Security provides the vast home user and small office computer market with the information they must know in order to understand the risks of computing on the Internet and what they can do to protect themselves. Tony Bradley is the Guide for...

Windows 10 Revealed is your essential step-by-step guide to using a desktop, laptop, Surface or Windows Phone running Microsoft Windows 10, providing a complete resource for both the beginner and the enthusiast. Techniques are illustrated step-by-step using photography and screen shots throughout, together with...

This book examines deep learning-based approaches in the field of cancer diagnostics, as well as pre-processing techniques, which are essential to cancer diagnostics. Topics include introduction to current applications of deep learning in cancer diagnostics, pre-processing of cancer data using deep learning, review of...

Systems Biology is an approach to biology that involves understanding the complexity of interactions among biological entities within a systemic whole. The goal is to understand the emergence of physiological or functional properties. Symbolic Approaches to Modeling and Analysis of Biological Systems presents contributions...

"AI for Smart Kids" takes you on an exciting trip into the world of AI.This book will show you the wonders of AI in a way that is both fun andeasy to understand. The only requirement to read this book is that youare curious...

Current advances in the knowledge of nonlinear dynamical networks, systems and processes, as well as their unified repercussions, allow us to include some typical complex natural phenomena, from the nanoscale to an extra-galactic scale, in an unitarian comprehensive manner. In other words, the physical,...

The Internet of things (IoT) refers to physical objects equipped with software, sensors, processing capability and other technologies which communicate and exchange data with other systems and devices through the Internet or other communication networks. This field has developed because of the convergence of...

Computer and information science (CIS) is a field of study that focuses on maximizing the effectiveness, speed and security of communications. This field integrates computing and information sciences (including informatics). Computing involves the study and experimentation of algorithmic processes and development of hardware and...

Written for students who have had little to no experience in computer programming, A Comprehensive Introduction to Python: From the Basics to Data Analytics covers not only the syntax and structure of the Python programming language but fundamental computer programming concepts that are the...

Python is an interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming language with dynamic semantics. The high-level built-in data structures of python combined with dynamic typing and dynamic binding can be efficiently used for rapid application development (RAD). The simple and easy to learn syntax of Python significantly...

A new framework for understanding computing: a coherent set of principles spanning technologies, domains, algorithms, architectures, and designs.Computing is usually viewed as a technology field that advances at the breakneck speed of Moore's Law. If we turn away even for a moment, we might...

This text presents a wide variety of common types of models found in other mathematical modeling texts, as well as some new types. However, the models are presented in a very unique format. A typical section begins with a general description of the scenario...

This textbook intends to be a comprehensive and substantially self-contained two-volume book covering performance, reliability, and availability evaluation subjects. The volumes focus on computing systems, although the methods may also be applied to other systems. The first volume covers Chapter 1 to Chapter 14,...

This book is a concise introduction to emerging concepts and ideas found at the intersection of contemporary behavioural science and artificial intelligence. The book explores how these disciplines interact, change, and adapt to one another and what the implications of such an interaction are...

This book uses a crime science approach to explore the ways in which child sexual abuse material (CSAM) can be tackled. It describes the CSAM ecosystem, focusing on the ways in which it is produced, distributed and consumed and explores different interventions that can...

Cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and big data are three significant technological trends affecting the world's largest corporations. This book discusses big data, cloud computing, and the IoT, with a focus on the benefits and implementation problems. In addition, it examines the...

UML, the Universal Modeling Language, was the first programming language designed to fulfill the requirement for "universality." However, it is a software-specific language, and does not support the needs of engineers designing from the broader systems-based perspective. Therefore, SysML was created. It has been...

Turing's famous 1936 paper introduced a formal definition of a computing machine, a Turing machine. This model led to both the development of actual computers and to computability theory, the study of what machines can and cannot compute. This book presents classical computability theory...