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Abacus Arithmeticby Welton J. CrookISBN 0870150782 (0-87015-078-2)
Softcover, Pacific Book Pub
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Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems: An Introductory Analysis With Applications to Biology, Control, and Artificial Intelligenceby John H. HollandISBN 0262581116 (0-262-58111-6)
Softcover, Bradford Books
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Architecture and Computers: Action and Reaction in the Digital Design Revolutionby James SteeleISBN 0823003248 (0-8230-0324-8)
Hardcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Armchair Universe: An Exploration of Computer Worldsby A. K. DewdneyISBN 0716719398 (0-7167-1939-8)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Armchair Universe: An Exploration of Computer Worlds'Book summary:A collection of A.K. Dewdney's columns from "Scientific American" lets the reader try dozens of recreations, from sci-fi games to intergalactic graphics to practical applications of scientific thought. [via]
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Basic Scientific Subroutinesby F. R. RuckdeschelISBN 0070542015 (0-07-054201-5)
Hardcover, Byte Books
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The Book of Calendarsby Jerryl L. KeaneISBN 0871964678 (0-87196-467-8)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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The Case of the Missing Zebra StripesISBN 0809499541 (0-8094-9954-1)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Classical and Quantum Computationby A. Yu Kitaev, A. H. Shen, M. N. VyalyiISBN 0821832298 (0-8218-3229-8)
Softcover, Amer Mathematical Society
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Classical and Quantum Computation'Book summary:This book is an introduction to a new rapidly developing theory of quantum computing. It begins with the basics of classical theory of computation: Turing machines, Boolean circuits, parallel algorithms, probabilistic computation, NP-complete problems, and the idea of complexity of an algorithm. The second part of the book provides an exposition of quantum computation theory. It starts with the introduction of general quantum formalism (pure states, density matrices, and superoperators), universal gate sets and approximation theorems. Then the authors study various quantum computation algorithms: Grover's algorithm, Shor's factoring algorithm, and the Abelian hidden subgroup problem. In concluding sections, several related topics are discussed (parallel quantum computation, a quantum analog of NP-completeness, and quantum error-correcting codes).
Rapid development of quantum computing started in 1994 with a stunning suggestion by Peter Shor to use quantum computation for factoring large numbers--an extremely difficult and time-consuming problem when using a conventional computer. Shor's result spawned a burst of activity in designing new algorithms and in attempting to actually build quantum computers. Currently, the progress is much more significant in the former: A sound theoretical basis of quantum computing is under development and many algorithms have been suggested.
In this concise text, the authors provide solid foundations to the theory--in particular, a careful analysis of the quantum circuit model--and cover selected topics in depth. Included are a complete proof of the Solovay-Kitaev theorem with accurate algorithm complexity bounds, approximation of unitary operators by circuits of doubly logarithmic depth. Among other interesting topics are toric codes and their relation to the anyon approach to quantum computing. [via]
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Computabilityby George J. TourlakisISBN 0835908763 (0-8359-0876-3)
Hardcover, Reston Pub Co
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Elements of the Theory of Computationby Christos H. Papadimitriou, Harry R. LewisISBN 0132624788 (0-13-262478-8)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall
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Elements of the Theory of Computationby Harry R. Lewis, Christopher PapadimitriouISBN 0132734176 (0-13-273417-6)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall
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Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanacby P. Kenneth SeidelmannISBN 0935702687 (0-935702-68-7)
Hardcover, Univ Science Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac'Book summary:The original "Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Ephemeris and the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac" was published in 1961 and revised in 1974. In 1981 the series of publications titled "The Astronomical Ephemeris" and the "American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac" were continued under the single title "The Astronomical Almanac". Thus, the title of the new edition of the "Explanatory Supplement". In the 1970s it was recognized that there was a need to revise the planetary and lunar ephemerides, the FK4 star catalog, the time scales, the System of Astronomical Constants and the Theory of Nutation. In 1984 all these revisions were introduced using the new standard epoch J2000.0, thus making the original "Explanatory Supplement" out of date. Hence, the new version was prepared based on the FK5 star catalog, the IAU (1976) System of Astronomical Constants, the new time scales, including those adopted in 199 1, the IAU (1980) Theory, of Nutation, and the DE200/LE200 ephemerides. Improvements since 1984 have also been incorporated. Current values of astrometric and planetary data are included. "Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac" provides a detailed description of the means of performing practical astronomy or spherical astronomy. It shows how computations for the "Astronomical Almanac" are performed and the underlying information required by someone using that publication or wanting to perform related computations. It is intended to be a reference volume for anybody working with accurate positional astronomical data and anyone interested in investigations of the solar system. [via]
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Exploring Mathematics With Your Computer/Book and Diskby Arthur EngelISBN 0883856360 (0-88385-636-0)
Softcover, Mathematical Assn of Amer
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The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes-And Its Implicationsby David Deutsch, David DeutchISBN 0713990619 (0-7139-9061-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Feynman and Computation: Exploring the Limits of Computersby Anthony J.G. HeyISBN 081334039X (0-8133-4039-X)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Feynman and Computation: Exploring the Limits of Computers'Book summary:Richard P. Feynman made profoundly important and prescient contributions to the physics of computing, notably with his seminal articles Theres Plenty of Room at the Bottom and Simulating Physics with Computers. These two provocative papers (both reprinted in this volume) anticipated, decades before their time, several breakthroughs that have since become fields of science in their own right, such as nanotechnology and the newest, perhaps most exciting area of physics and computer science, quantum computing.The contributors to this book are all distinguished physicists and computer scientists, and many of them were guest lecturers in Feynmans famous CalTech course on the limits of computers. they include Charles Bennett on Quantum Information Theory, Geoffrey Fox on Internetics, Norman Margolus on Crystalline Computation, and Tommaso Toffoli on the Fungibility of Computation.Both a tribute to Feynman and a new exploration of the limits of computers by some of todays most influential scientists, Feynman and Computation continues the pioneering work started by Feynman and published by him in his own Lectures on Computation. This new computation volume consists of both original chapters and reprints of classic papers by leaders in the field. Feynman and Computation will generate great interest from the scientific community and provide essential background for further work in this field.[via]More editions of Feynman and Computation: Exploring the Limits of Computers:
Feynman Lectures on Computationby Richard P Feynman, Robin W. AllenISBN 0738202967 (0-7382-0296-7)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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The Formal Mechanics of Mindby Stephen N. ThomasISBN 0801410347 (0-8014-1034-7)
Hardcover, Cornell Univ Pr
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From Head to Toe, Body MathISBN 0809499665 (0-8094-9966-5)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braidby Douglas R. HofstadterISBN 0465026567 (0-465-02656-7)
Softcover, Basic Books
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Graphs and Their Usesby Ralph A. ArtinoISBN 088385600X (0-88385-600-X)
Hardcover, Mathematical Association of America
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High Performance Computingby Kevin Dowd, Charles R. SeveranceISBN 156592312X (1-56592-312-X)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'High Performance Computing'Book summary:[via]The computing power that's available on the average desktop has exploded in the past few years. A typical PC has performance exceeding that of a multi-million dollar supercomputer a mere decade ago. To some people, that might mean that it's time to sit back and watch computers get faster: performance is no longer an issue, we'll let hardware do the work. But if you're looking at this book, you're not one of them. Performance is always an issue. Even with the fastest computers, there's a need to harness the processing power and get more work done in a limited amount of time.
If you're a software developer, you probably know that getting the most out of a modern workstation or PC can be tricky. Paying closer attention to memory reference patterns and loop structure can have a huge payoff. High Performance Computing discusses how modern workstations get their performance and how you can write code that makes optimal use of your hardware. You'll learn what the newest buzzwords really mean, how caching and other memory design features affect the way your software behaves, and where the newest "post-RISC" architectures are headed.
If you're involved with purchasing or evaluating workstations, this book will help you make intelligent comparisons. You'll learn how to interpret the commonly quoted industry benchmarks, what vendors do to show their machines in the best possible light, and how to run your own benchmarks.
Whether you're using the latest Pentium PC or a highly specialized multiprocessor, you'll find High Performance Computing an indispensable guide. Topics covered include:
- CPU and memory architecture for RISC microprocessors and their successors
- Optimizing compilers
- Timing and profiling programs
- Understanding parallelism
- Loop and memory reference optimizations
- Benchmarking
- Parallel Computing and Multiprocessing
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How Do Octopi Eat Pizza Pie?ISBN 0809499509 (0-8094-9950-9)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms: An Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebraby John B. Little, Donal O'Shea, David A. CoxISBN 354097847X (3-540-97847-X)
Hardcover, Springer-Verlag
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Introducing Artificial Intelligenceby Howard Selina, Henry Brighton, Richard AppignanesiISBN 1840464631 (1-84046-463-1)
Softcover, Totem Books
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Introduction to Algorithmsby Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. LeisersonISBN 0262531968 (0-262-53196-8)
Softcover, Mit Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Introduction to Algorithms'Book summary:Aimed at any serious programmer or computer science student, the new second edition of Introduction to Algorithms builds on the tradition of the original with a truly magisterial guide to the world of algorithms. Clearly presented, mathematically rigorous, and yet approachable even for the math-averse, this title sets a high standard for a textbook and reference to the best algorithms for solving a wide range of computing problems.
With sample problems and mathematical proofs demonstrating the correctness of each algorithm, this book is ideal as a textbook for classroom study, but its reach doesn't end there. The authors do a fine job of explaining each algorithm. (Reference sections on basic mathematical notation will help readers bridge the gap, but it will help to have some math background to appreciate the full achievement of this handsome hardcover volume.) Every algorithm is presented in pseudo-code, which can be implemented in any computer language, including C/C++ and Java. This ecumenical approach is one of the book's strengths. When it comes to sorting and common data structures, from basic linked lists to trees (including binary trees, red-black, and B-trees), this title really shines, with clear diagrams that show algorithms in operation. Even if you just glance over the mathematical notation here, you can definitely benefit from this text in other ways.
The book moves forward with more advanced algorithms that implement strategies for solving more complicated problems (including dynamic programming techniques, greedy algorithms, and amortized analysis). Algorithms for graphing problems (used in such real-world business problems as optimizing flight schedules or flow through pipelines) come next. In each case, the authors provide the best from current research in each topic, along with sample solutions.
This text closes with a grab bag of useful algorithms including matrix operations and linear programming, evaluating polynomials, and the well-known Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) (useful in signal processing and engineering). Final sections on "NP-complete" problems, like the well-known traveling salesman problem, show off that while not all problems have a demonstrably final and best answer, algorithms that generate acceptable approximate solutions can still be used to generate useful, real-world answers.
Throughout this text, the authors anchor their discussion of algorithms with current examples drawn from molecular biology (like the Human Genome Project), business, and engineering. Each section ends with short discussions of related historical material, often discussing original research in each area of algorithms. On the whole, they argue successfully that algorithms are a "technology" just like hardware and software that can be used to write better software that does more, with better performance. Along with classic books on algorithms (like Donald Knuth's three-volume set, The Art of Computer Programming), this title sets a new standard for compiling the best research in algorithms. For any experienced developer, regardless of their chosen language, this text deserves a close look for extending the range and performance of real-world software. --Richard Dragan
Topics covered: Overview of algorithms (including algorithms as a technology); designing and analyzing algorithms; asymptotic notation; recurrences and recursion; probabilistic analysis and randomized algorithms; heapsort algorithms; priority queues; quicksort algorithms; linear time sorting (including radix and bucket sort); medians and order statistics (including minimum and maximum); introduction to data structures (stacks, queues, linked lists, and rooted trees); hash tables (including hash functions); binary search trees; red-black trees; augmenting data structures for custom applications; dynamic programming explained (including assembly-line scheduling, matrix-chain multiplication, and optimal binary search trees); greedy algorithms (including Huffman codes and task-scheduling problems); amortized analysis (the accounting and potential methods); advanced data structures (including B-trees, binomial and Fibonacci heaps, representing disjoint sets in data structures); graph algorithms (representing graphs, minimum spanning trees, single-source shortest paths, all-pairs shortest paths, and maximum flow algorithms); sorting networks; matrix operations; linear programming (standard and slack forms); polynomials and the Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT); number theoretic algorithms (including greatest common divisor, modular arithmetic, the Chinese remainder theorem, RSA public-key encryption, primality testing, integer factorization); string matching; computational geometry (including finding the convex hull); NP-completeness (including sample real-world NP-complete problems and their insolvability); approximation algorithms for NP-complete problems (including the traveling salesman problem); reference sections for summations and other mathematical notation, sets, relations, functions, graphs and trees, as well as counting and probability backgrounder (plus geometric and binomial distributions). [via]
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Hardcover, McGraw-Hill Science Engineering - Introduction to Algorithms: ISBN 0262032937 (0-262-03293-7)
Hardcover, Mit Pr - Introduction to Algorithms: ISBN 0262530910 (0-262-53091-0)
Softcover, Mit Pr - Introduction to Algorithms: ISBN 0070131430 (0-07-013143-0)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill College - Introduction to Algorithms: ISBN 0262031418 (0-262-03141-8)
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Introduction to Approximation Theoryby E.W. CheneyISBN 0821813749 (0-8218-1374-9)
Hardcover, Amer Mathematical Society
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Introduction to Chotic Dynamical Systemsby Robert L. DevaneyISBN 0813340853 (0-8133-4085-3)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Introduction to Chotic Dynamical Systems'Book summary:The study of nonlinear dynamical systems has exploded in the past 25 years, and Robert L. Devaney has made these advanced research developments accessible to undergraduate and graduate mathematics students as well as researchers in other disciplines with the introduction of this widely praised book. In this second edition of his best-selling text, Devaney includes new material on the orbit diagram fro maps of the interval and the Mandelbrot set, as well as striking color photos illustrating both Julia and Mandelbrot sets. This book assumes no prior acquaintance with advanced mathematical topics such as measure theory, topology, and differential geometry, Assuming only a knowledge of calculus, Devaney introduces many of the basic concepts of modern dynamical systems theory and leads the reader to the point of current research in several areas.[via]More editions of Introduction to Chotic Dynamical Systems:
Introduction to Numerical Analysisby John Gregory, Don RedmondISBN 0867204699 (0-86720-469-9)
Hardcover, Jones & Bartlett Pub
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Introduction to the Theory of Computationby Michael SipserISBN 0534950973 (0-534-95097-3)
Hardcover, Course Technology Ptr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Introduction to the Theory of Computation'Book summary:"Intended as an upper-level undergraduate or introductory graduate text in computer science theory," this book lucidly covers the key concepts and theorems of the theory of computation. The presentation is remarkably clear; for example, the "proof idea," which offers the reader an intuitive feel for how the proof was constructed, accompanies many of the theorems and a proof. Introduction to the Theory of Computation covers the usual topics for this type of text plus it features a solid section on complexity theory--including an entire chapter on space complexity. The final chapter introduces more advanced topics, such as the discussion of complexity classes associated with probabilistic algorithms. [via]
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Java 2D Graphicsby Jonathan B. Knudsen, Mike LoukidesISBN 1565924843 (1-56592-484-3)
Softcover, O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
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Limits to Parallel Computation: P-Completeness Theoryby Raymond Greenlaw, H. James Hoover, Walter L. RuzzoISBN 0195085914 (0-19-508591-4)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
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The Logic of Architecture : Design, Computation, and Cognitionby William J. MitchellISBN 0262631164 (0-262-63116-4)
Softcover, MIT Press
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Logics of Time and Computationby Robert GoldblattISBN 0937073946 (0-937073-94-6)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Maeda Mediaby John Maeda, Nicholas NegroponteISBN 0789305259 (0-7893-0525-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Mathematica Bookby Stephen WolframISBN 1579550045 (1-57955-004-5)
Hardcover, Wolfram Media Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mathematica Book'Book summary:As both a highly readable tutorial and a definitive reference for over a million Mathematica users worldwide, this book covers every aspect of Mathematica. It is an essential resource for all users of Mathematica from beginners to experts. This expanded fifth edition presents Mathematica Version 5 for the first time and is important for anyone interested in the progress of advanced computing.
Included in this new edition are the following:
- Visual tour of key features
- Practical tutorial introduction
- Full descriptions of 1,200+ built-in functions
- Thousands of illustrative examples
- Easy-to-follow descriptive tables
- Essays highlighting key concepts
- Mathematica language tutorial
- Guide to symbolic programming
- Introduction to document-centered interfaces
- Guide to the MathLink API
- Notes on internal implementation
- Index with 10,000+ entries [via]
Maxwell's Demon: Entropy, Information, Computingby Harvey S. Leff, Andrew F. RexISBN 069108727X (0-691-08727-X)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Meta Math!: The Quest for Omegaby GREGORY CHAITINISBN 1400077974 (1-4000-7797-4)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Meta Math!: The Quest for Omega'Book summary:Gregory Chaitin, one of the worlds foremost mathematicians, leads us on a spellbinding journey, illuminating the process by which he arrived at his groundbreaking theory.
Chaitins revolutionary discovery, the Omega number, is an exquisitely complex representation of unknowability in mathematics. His investigations shed light on what we can ultimately know about the universe and the very nature of life. In an infectious and enthusiastic narrative, Chaitin delineates the specific intellectual and intuitive steps he took toward the discovery. He takes us to the very frontiers of scientific thinking, and helps us to appreciate the artand the sheer beautyin the science of math. [via]More editions of Meta Math!: The Quest for Omega:
Mortal Enginesby Stanislaw LemISBN 0816492964 (0-8164-9296-4)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Muse in the Machine: Computerizing the Poetry of Human Thoughtby David GelernterISBN 0743236556 (0-7432-3655-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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A New Kind of Scienceby Stephen WolframISBN 1579550088 (1-57955-008-8)
Hardcover, Wolfram Media Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A New Kind of Science'Book summary:Physics and computer science genius Stephen Wolfram, whose Mathematica computer language launched a multimillion-dollar company, now sets his sights on a more daunting goal: understanding the universe. A New Kind of Science is a gorgeous, 1,280-page tome more than a decade in the making. With patience, insight, and self-confidence to spare, Wolfram outlines a fundamental new way of modelling complex systems.
On the frontier of complexity science since he was a boy, Wolfram is a champion of cellular automata--256 "programs" governed by simple non-mathematical rules. He points out that even the most complex equations fail to accurately model biological systems, but the simplest cellular automata can produce results straight out of nature--tree branches, stream eddies, and leopard spots, for instance. The graphics in A New Kind of Science show striking resemblance to the patterns we see in nature every day.
Wolfram wrote the book in a distinct style meant to make it easy to read, even for non-techies; a basic familiarity with logic is helpful but not essential. Readers will find themselves swept away by the elegant simplicity of Wolfram's ideas and the accidental artistry of the cellular automaton models. Whether or not Wolfram's revolution ultimately gives us the keys to the universe, his new science is absolutely awe-inspiring. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Numerical Methods That Workby Forman S. ActonISBN 0883854503 (0-88385-450-3)
Softcover, Mathematical Assn of Amer
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Numerical Methods That Work'Book summary:Numerical Methods that Work, originally published in 1970, has been reissued by the MAA with a new preface and some additional problems. Acton deals with a commonsense approach to numerical algorithms for the solution of equations: algebraic, transcendental, and differential. He assumes that a computer is available for performing the bulk of the arithmetic. The book is divided into two parts, either of which could form the basis of a one-semester course in numerical methods. Part I discusses most of the standard techniques: roots of transcendental equations, roots of polynomials, eigenvalues of symmetric matrices, and so on. Part II cuts across the basic tools, stressing such commonplace problems as extrapolation, removal of singularities, and loss of significant figures. The book is written with clarity and precision, intended for practical rather than theoretical use. This book will interest mathematicians, both pure and applied, as well as any scientist or engineer working with numerical problems. [via]
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Numerical Recipes Example Bookby Saul A. Teukolsky, Brian P. Flannery, Vetterling, T, W., William T. VetterlingISBN 0521357462 (0-521-35746-2)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Numerical Recipes Example Book (C++)'Book summary:These example books published as part of the Numerical Recipes, Second Edition series are source programs that demonstrate all of the Numerical Recipes subroutines. Each example program contains comments and is prefaced by a short description of how it functions. The books consist of all the material from the original edition as well as new material from the Second Edition. They will be valuable for readers who wish to incorporate procedures and subroutines into their own source programs. They are available in Fortran, C, and C++. [via]
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Numerical Recipes in C: The Art of Scientific Computing/Disk V 2.02by Saul A. Teukolsky, William H. Press, William T. VetterlingISBN 0521437245 (0-521-43724-5)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Numerical Recipes in C++: The Art of Scientific Computingby Saul A. Teukolsky, William H. Press, William T. Vetterling, Brian P. FlanneryISBN 0521308119 (0-521-30811-9)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Numerical Recipes in Fortran 90 Vol. 2 : The Art of Parallel Scientific Computingby William H. Press, William T. Vetterling, Michael Metcalf, Brian P. Flannery, Saul A. TeukolskyISBN 0521574390 (0-521-57439-0)
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Numerical Recipes in FORTRAN Example Book : The Art of Scientific Computingby William H. Press, Saul A. Teukolsky, William T. Vetterling, Brian P. FlanneryISBN 0521437210 (0-521-43721-0)
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Numerical Recipes in Fortran: The Art of Scientific Computingby Saul A. Teukolsky, William H. Press, William T. Vetterling, Brian P. FlanneryISBN 052143064X (0-521-43064-X)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Numerical Recipes in Fortran: The Art of Scientific Computing'Book summary:This is the greatly revised and greatly expanded Second Edition of the hugely popular Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing. The product of a unique collaboration among four leading scientists in academic research and industry Numerical Recipes is a complete text and reference book on scientific computing. In a self-contained manner it proceeds from mathematical and theoretical considerations to actual practical computer routines. With over 100 new routines bringing the total to well over 300, plus upgraded versions of the original routines, this new edition remains the most practical, comprehensive handbook of scientific computing available today. Highlights of the new material include: -A new chapter on integral equations and inverse methods -Multigrid and other methods for solving partial differential equations -Improved random number routines - Wavelet transforms -The statistical bootstrap method -A new chapter on "less-numerical" algorithms including compression coding and arbitrary precision arithmetic. The book retains the informal easy-to-read style that made the first edition so popular, while introducing some more advanced topics. It is an ideal textbook for scientists and engineers and an indispensable reference for anyone who works in scientific computing. The Second Edition is availabe in FORTRAN, the traditional language for numerical calculations and in the increasingly popular C language. [via]
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Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing Fortran Versionby William H. PressISBN 0521383307 (0-521-38330-7)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Numerical Recipes/C Diskette V1.0by William PressISBN 0521354668 (0-521-35466-8)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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On Intelligenceby Sandra BlakesleeISBN 0805078533 (0-8050-7853-3)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Intelligence'Book summary:From the inventor of the PalmPilot comes a new and compelling theory of intelligence, brain function, and the future of intelligent machines[via]
Jeff Hawkins, the man who created the PalmPilot, Treo smart phone, and other handheld devices, has reshaped our relationship to computers. Now he stands ready to revolutionize both neuroscience and computing in one stroke, with a new understanding of intelligence itself.
Hawkins develops a powerful theory of how the human brain works, explaining why computers are not intelligent and how, based on this new theory, we can finally build intelligent machines.
The brain is not a computer, but a memory system that stores experiences in a way that reflects the true structure of the world, remembering sequences of events and their nested relationships and making predictions based on those memories. It is this memory-prediction system that forms the basis of intelligence, perception, creativity, and even consciousness.
In an engaging style that will captivate audiences from the merely curious to the professional scientist, Hawkins shows how a clear understanding of how the brain works will make it possible for us to build intelligent machines, in silicon, that will exceed our human ability in surprising ways.
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The Organization of Behavior: A Neuropsychological Theoryby D.O. HebbISBN 0805843000 (0-8058-4300-0)
Hardcover, Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Organization of Behavior: A Neuropsychological Theory'Book summary:Since its publication in 1949, D.O. Hebb's, The Organization of Behavior has been one of the most influential books in the fields of psychology and neuroscience. However, the original edition has been unavailable since 1966, ensuring that Hebb's comment that a classic normally means "cited but not read" is true in his case. This new edition rectifies a long-standing problem for behavioral neuroscientists--the inability to obtain one of the most cited publications in the field.
The Organization of Behavior played a significant part in stimulating the investigation of the neural foundations of behavior and continues to be inspiring because it provides a general framework for relating behavior to synaptic organization through the dynamics of neural networks.
D.O. Hebb was also the first to examine the mechanisms by which environment and experience can influence brain structure and function, and his ideas formed the basis for work on enriched environments as stimulants for behavioral development.
References to Hebb, the Hebbian cell assembly, the Hebb synapse, and the Hebb rule increase each year. These forceful ideas of 1949 are now applied in engineering, robotics, and computer science, as well as neurophysiology, neuroscience, and psychology--a tribute to Hebb's foresight in developing a foundational neuropsychological theory of the organization of behavior.
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PCs for Dummiesby Dan Gookin, Andy RathboneISBN 1568840780 (1-56884-078-0)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'PCs for Dummies'Book summary:Explaining the fundamentals of personal computing to those who would rather read words than look at pictures, PCs for Dummies tells you everything you need to know in order to use an IBM-compatible PC running Windows 98. Dan Gookin's prose is technically astute and fun to read.
This isn't the book for you if you're looking through a computer catalog and wondering what all the jargon means (Buying a Computer for Dummies covers that). Rather, this book will help you when you've gotten the machine into your home and you need to know what to do next. Starting with the process of unpacking the box and plugging in all the cables, this book shows you what to do with your new machine.
After assembly is out of the way, Gookin shows you how to get around in Windows 98 (and Windows 95, which is almost identical). He explains concepts like files, directories, and applications, and frequently explains the exact procedures involved in common tasks like adjusting screen resolution. Once you've heard all about the basics, Gookin goes on to explain modem configuration, printer problems, productivity software, and a fair amount about Internet use. --David Wall [via]
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Pcs For Dummies Quick Referenceby Dan GookinISBN 0764589601 (0-7645-8960-1)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pcs For Dummies Quick Reference'Book summary:If you arent a proficient PC pro and you want to get answers and get going, this is your practical reference. In a concise, no frills style, it gives you the vital information on:
- Setting up and connecting your PC and peripherals, including your keyboard, digital camera, joystick, modem, monitor, printer, scanner, wireless gizmos, and more
- Installing hardware and software
- Creating, managing, naming, opening, saving, and finding files
- Organizing your stuff, with info on folders, Windows Explorer, Compressed (ZIP) folders, and more
- Networking, including accessing another computer or a shared folder, connecting to the network, and workgroups
- Creating your own CDs, including building and burning a playlist, importing music, and more
- The printer, keyboard and the mouse
With step-by-step instructions and lots of screen shots, this book helps you walk the walk. In case you want to talk the talk, theres a glossary with clear definitions of common PC terms. A detailed index helps you find the how-to you need fast. If you want to know the history of the PC and all of its intricacies, get a big book. If you want to know how to get your PC to do what you need it to do, get this handy little reference and get to work fast. [via]
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Pterodactyl TunnelISBN 0809499908 (0-8094-9990-8)
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Robust Estimates of Location:Survey and Advances: Survey and Advancesby D. F. AndrewsISBN 0691081166 (0-691-08116-6)
Softcover, Princeton University Press
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The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Cultureby John BattelleISBN 1591841410 (1-59184-141-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Search: How Google And Its Rivals Revwrote the Rules of Business And Transformed Our Culture'Book summary:What does the world want? According to John Battelle, a company that answers that question -- in all its shades of meaning -- can unlock the most intractable riddles of both business and culture. And for the past few years, that's exactly what Google has been doing.
Jumping into the game long after Yahoo, Alta Vista, Excite, Lycos, and other pioneers, Google offered a radical new approach to search, redefined the idea of viral marketing, survived the dotcom crash, and pulled off the largest and most talked about initial public offering in the history of Silicon Valley.
But The Search offers much more than the inside story of Google's triumph. It's also a big-picture book about the past, present, and future of search technology, and the enormous impact it is starting to have on marketing, media, pop culture, dating, job hunting, international law, civil liberties, and just about every other sphere of human interest.
More than any of its rivals, Google has become the gateway to instant knowledge. Hundreds of millions of people use it to satisfy their wants, needs, fears, and obsessions, creating an enormous artifact that Battelle calls "the Database of Intentions." Somewhere in Google's archives, for instance, you can find the agonized research of a gay man with AIDS, the silent plotting of a would-be bombmaker, and the anxiety of a woman checking out her blind date. Combined with the databases of thousands of other search-driven businesses, large and small, it all adds up to a goldmine of information that powerful organizations (including the government) will want to get their hands on.
No one is better qualified to explain this entire phenomenon than Battelle, who cofounded Wired and founded The Industry Standard. Perhaps more than any other journalist, he has devoted his career to finding the holy grail of technology -- something as transformational as the Macintosh was in the mid- 1980s. And he has finally found it in search.
Battelle draws on more than 350 interviews with major players from Silicon Valley to Seattle to Wall Street, including Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and CEO Eric Schmidt, as well as competitors like Louis Monier, who invented AltaVista, and Neil Moncrief, a soft-spoken Georgian whose business Google built, destroyed, and built again.
Battelle lucidly reveals how search technology actually works, explores the amazing power of targeted advertising, and reports on the frenzy of the Google IPO, when the company tried to rewrite the rules of Wall Street and declared "don't be evil" as its corporate motto.
For anyone who wants to understand how Google really succeeded -- and the implications of a world in which every click can be preserved forever -- THE SEARCH is an eye-opening and indispensable read. [via]
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Statistical Programs in FORTRANby Ronald D. Schwartz, David T. BassoISBN 0835970965 (0-8359-7096-5)
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The Unknowableby Gregory J. ChaitinISBN 9814021725 (981-4021-72-5)
Hardcover, Springer Verlag
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Vision: A Computational Investigation into the Human Representation and Processing of Visual Informationby David E. MarrISBN 0716715678 (0-7167-1567-8)
Softcover, Freeman & Company, W. H.
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Word Frequency Distributionsby R. Harald BaayenISBN 1402009275 (1-4020-0927-5)
Softcover, Kluwer Academic Pub
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Gdel, Escher, Bachby D.R. HofstadterISBN 8472234592 (84-7223-459-2)
Softcover, Tusquets Editor
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gdel, Escher, Bach'Book summary:¿Puede un sistema comprenderse a sí mismo ? Si esta pregunta se refiere a la mente humana, entonces nos encontramos ante una cuestión clave del pensamiento científico. Y de la filosofía. Y del arte. Investigar este misterio es una aventura que recorre la matemática, la física, la biología, la psicología y, muy especialmente, el lenguaje. Douglas R. Hofstadter, joven y ya célebre científico, nos abre la puerta del enigma con la belleza y la alegría creadora de su estilo. Sorprendentes paralelismos ocultos entre los grabados de Escher y la música de Bach nos remiten a las paradojas clásicas de los antiguos griegos y a un teorema de la lógica matemática moderna que ha estremecido el pensamiento del siglo XX : el de Kurt Gödel. Todo lenguaje, todo sistema formal, todo programa de ordenador, todo proceso de pensamiento, llegan, tarde o temprano, a la situación límite de la autorreferencia : de querer expresarse sobre sí mismos. Surge entonces la emoción del infinito, como dos espejos enfrentados y obligados a reflejarse mutua e indefinidamente. Gödel, Escher, Bach: un Eterno y Grácil Bucle, es una obra de arte escrita por un sabio. Versa sobre los misterios del pensamiento e incluye, ella misma, sus propios misterios. / Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this book applies Godel's seminal contribution to modern Twenty years after it topped the bestseller charts, Douglas R. Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid is still something of a marvel. Besides being a profound and entertaining meditation on human thought and creativity, this book looks at the surprising points of contact between the music of Bach, the artwork of Escher, and the mathematics of Gödel.mathematics to the study of the human mind and the development of artificial intelligence. [via]
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