| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| Series |
Very short introductions ; 466 |
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Very short introductions ; 466.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138) and index. |
| Contents |
The "stuff" of computing -- Computational artefacts -- Algorithmic thinking -- The art, science, and engineering of programming -- The discipline of computer architecture -- Heuristic computing -- Computational thinking -- Epilogue: is computer science a universal science? |
| Summary |
"Subrata Dasgupta explores the fundamental nature of computer science, and sheds light on its central concepts. He considers algorithms, programming, sequential and parallel processing, and emerging ideas such as biological computing and cognitive modelling, and discusses the idea of computer science as a study of the artificial."--Book cover. |
| Subject |
Computer science.
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Electronic Data Processing (DNLM)D001330
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Computers and IT.
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Computer science. (OCoLC)fst00872451
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Computers and IT.
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| ISBN |
9780198733461 (paperback) |
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0198733461 (paperback) |
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