Algorithms & Data Structures: The Science Of Computing (Electrical and Computer Engineering Series) - Softcover

Baldwin, Douglas; Scragg, Greg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1584502509 ISBN 13: 9781584502500

Publisher: Charles River Media, 2004

Synopsis

While many computer science textbooks are confined to teaching programming code and languages, Algorithms and Data Structures: The Science of Computing takes a step back to introduce and explore algorithms -- the content of the code. Focusing on three core topics: design (the architecture of algorithms), theory (mathematical modeling and analysis), and the scientific method (experimental confirmation of theoretical results), the book helps students see that computer science is...

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About the Author

Douglas Baldwin (Honeoye Falls, NY) is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at SUNY Geneseo. A graduate of Yale University, he has taught courses from CS1 to Compiler Construction, and from Networking to Theory of Programming Languages. He has authored many journal articles and conference papers within the field.

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Preface PART I THE SCIENCE OF COMPUTING"S THREE METHODS OF INQUIRY Chapter 1 What is the Science of Computing? Chapter 2 Abstraction: An Introduction to Design Chapter 3 Proof: An Introduction to Theory Chapter 4 Experimentation: An Introduction to the Scientific Method PART II PROGRAM DESIGN Chapter 5 Conditionals Chapter 6 Designing with Recursion Chapter 7 Analysis of Recursion Chapter 8 Creating Correct Iterative Algorithms Chapter 9 Iteration and...

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Edition details

• Publisher: Charles River Media
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1584502509
• ISBN 13: 9781584502500
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 620