Mathematics in computing : an accessible guide to historical, foundational and application contexts
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Mathematics in computing : an accessible guide to historical, foundational and application contexts
Springer, c2013
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-279) and index
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Description
This clearly written and enlightening textbook provides a concise, introductory guide to the key mathematical concepts and techniques used by computer scientists. Topics and features: ideal for self-study, offering many pedagogical features such as chapter-opening key topics, chapter introductions and summaries, review questions, and a glossary; places our current state of knowledge within the context of the contributions made by early civilizations, such as the ancient Babylonians, Egyptians and Greeks; examines the building blocks of mathematics, including sets, relations and functions; presents an introduction to logic, formal methods and software engineering; explains the fundamentals of number theory, and its application in cryptography; describes the basics of coding theory, language theory, and graph theory; discusses the concept of computability and decideability; includes concise coverage of calculus, probability and statistics, matrices, complex numbers and quaternions.
Table of Contents
Mathematics in Civilization
Sets, Relations and Functions
Logic
Software Engineering
Formal Methods
Z Formal Specification Language
Number Theory
Cryptography
Coding Theory
Language Theory and Semantics
Computability and Decidability
Probability, Statistics and Software Reliability
Matrix Theory
Complex Numbers and Quaternions
Calculus
Graph Theory
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