Parallel Evolution of Parallel Processors (Evaluation in Education and Human Services) - Softcover

Lerman, G.; Rudolph, L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1461362377 ISBN 13: 9781461362371

Publisher: Springer, 2013

Synopsis

Study the past, if you would divine the future. -CONFUCIUS A well written, organized, and concise survey is an important tool in any newly emerging field of study. This present text is the first of a new series that has been established to promote the publications of such survey books. A survey serves several needs. Virtually every new research area has its roots in several diverse areas and many of the initial fundamental results are dispersed across a wide range of journals, books, and conferences in many dif­ ferent sub fields. A good survey should bring together these results. But just a collection of articles is not enough. Since terminology and notation take many years to become standardized, it is often difficult to master the early papers. In addition, when a new research field has its foundations outside of computer science, all the papers may be difficult to read. Each field has its own view of el­ egance and its own method of presenting results. A good survey overcomes such difficulties by presenting results in a notation and terminology that is familiar to most computer scientists. A good survey can give a feel for the whole field. It helps identify trends, both successful and unsuccessful, and it should point new researchers in the right direction.

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About the Author

Larry Rudolph, Ph.D., received his doctorate from NYU's Courant Institute. He is currently a Principal Research Scientist at MIT and a co-faculty member at the New England Complex Science Institute. His most recent research has been in the field of mobile computing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461362377
• ISBN 13: 9781461362371
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 283