Computational Science - ICCS 2002: International Conference Amsterdam, the Netherlands, April 21-24, 2002 Proceedings : Part I

Sloot, Peter M. A. [et al]

ISBN 10: 3540435913 / ISBN 13: 9783540435914

Published by Springer Verlag, New York, 2002

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Hardcover 2002 Part 1, library bound edition. Ex-library book with stamps and labels attached. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. Laminated covers and text in very good condition. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ;2329. [1095p.].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computational Science - ICCS 2002: International Conference Amsterdam, the Netherlands, April 21-24, 2002 Proceedings : Part I
• Publisher: Springer Verlag, New York
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540435913
• ISBN 13: 9783540435914
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Computational Science is the scienti?c discipline that aims at the development and understanding of new computational methods and techniques to model and simulate complex systems. The area of application includes natural systems – such as biology, envir- mental and geo-sciences, physics, and chemistry – and synthetic systems such as electronics and ?nancial and economic systems. The discipline is a bridge b- ween ‘classical’ computer science – logic, complexity, architecture, algorithms – mathematics, and the use of computers in the aforementioned areas. The relevance for society stems from the numerous challenges that exist in the various science and engineering disciplines, which can be tackled by advances made in this ?eld. For instance new models and methods to study environmental issues like the quality of air, water, and soil, and weather and climate predictions through simulations, as well as the simulation-supported development of cars, airplanes, and medical and transport systems etc. Paraphrasing R. Kenway (R.D. Kenway, Contemporary Physics. 1994): ‘There is an important message to scientists, politicians, and industrialists: in the future science, the best industrial design and manufacture, the greatest medical progress, and the most accurate environmental monitoring and forecasting will be done by countries that most rapidly exploit the full potential ofcomputational science’. Nowadays we have access to high-end computer architectures and a large range of computing environments, mainly as a consequence of the enormous s- mulus from the various international programs on advanced computing, e.g.