Machines, Languages, and Computation

Denning, Peter J.

ISBN 10: 0135422582 / ISBN 13: 9780135422588

Published by Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall, 1978

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hardback in very good condition. highlighting.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Machines, Languages, and Computation
• Publisher: Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0135422582
• ISBN 13: 9780135422588
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • computers

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Synopsis

This is a textbook intended for undergrads at the senior level who are planning on graduate school. It explores the three underlying themes of theoretical computers mathematics, engineering, and linguistics. Each chapter includes problem sets, notes and references. The book includes an extensive bibliography and a detailed Subject Index. According to his web page bio Peter J Denning "was a pioneer in operating systems and computer networks and invented the “working set”, a way of automatically managing data flows in memory that is widely used in modern operating systems from desktops to smartphones... In the 1980s, while directing a research lab at NASA Ames Research Center, he became interested in how he could teach his students and researchers to be successful innovators, broadening his attentions to the human practices of technology adoption.