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Talking with Computers: Explorations in the Science and Technology of Computing

Talking with Computers: Explorations in the Science and Technology of Computing


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In this lively series of essays, Tom Dean explores interesting fundamental topics in computer science with the aim of showing how computers and computer programs work and how the various subfields of computer science are connected. Along the way, he conveys his fascination with computers and enthusiasm for working in a field that has changed almost every aspect of our daily lives. The essays touch on a wide range of topics, from digital logic and machine language to artificial intelligence and searching the World Wide Web, considering such questions as - How can a computer learn to recognize junk email? - What happens when you click on a link in a browser? - How can you program a robot to do two things at once? - Are there limits on what computers can do? The author invites readers to experiment with short programs written in several languages. Through these interactions he grounds the models and metaphors of computer science and makes the underlying computational ideas more concrete. The accompanying web site http://www cs.brown.edu/-tld/talk/ provides easy access to code fragments from the book, tips on finding and installing software, links to online resources, exercises and sample lectures.

Table of Contents:
1. Talking with computers; 2. The shell game; 3. Keeping track of your stuff; 4. Don't sweat the syntax; 5. Computational muddles; 6. Getting oriented; 7. Thanks for sharing; 8. You've got (junk) mail; 9. Modern architecture; 10. Do robots sleep; 11. Under the hood; 12. Analyze this; 13. Forest for the trees; 14. Searching the wild web; 15. Darwin's dangerous algorithm; 16. Ain't nobody here but us machines.

About the Author :
Thomas Dean is Professor of Computer Science at Brown University. Dean is a fellow of AAAI and a former member of the IJCAI Inc. Board of Trustees. He has served on the Executive Council of AAAI and the CRA Board of Directors. In addition, Dean has acted as progam chair to a number of international conferences in Artificial Intelligence, was recipient of an NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, and has co-authored two popular books. His research interests include automated planning, machine learning, and robotics.

Review :
'This type of good sense permeates what is a broad and very readable introduction to aspects of computing, suitable for a fresher or someone considering degree-level study.' The Times Higher Education Supplement


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780521542043
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 316
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Weight: 566 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0521542049
  • Publisher Date: 15 Mar 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Explorations in the Science and Technology of Computing
  • Width: 189 mm


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