Modelling Computing Systems: Mathematics for Computer Science (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781848003217)

This engaging text presents the fundamental mathematics and modelling techniques for computing systems in a novel and light-hearted way, which can be easily followed by students at the very beginning of their university education. Key concepts are taught through a large collection of challenging yet fun mathematical games and logical puzzles that require no prior knowledge about computers. The text begins with intuition and examples as a basis from which precise concepts are then developed; demonstrating how, by working within the confines of a precise structured method, the occurrence of errors in the system can be drastically reduced.
Features: demonstrates how game theory provides a paradigm for an intuitive understanding of the nature of computation; contains more than 400 exercises throughout the text, with detailed solutions to half of these presented at the end of the book, together with numerous theorems, definitions and examples; describes a modelling approach based on state transition systems.

Author: Faron Moller, Georg Struth
ISBN-10: 1848003218
ISBN-13: 9781848003217
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 07/24/2013
Pages: 500
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2014