Subjects:  1. Calculus    2. Data processing    3. Differential Calculus    4. Differential Equations    5. Mathematics    6. Programming - General    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Algorithms & procedures    9. Calculus & mathematical analysis    10. Mathematical modelling    11. Mathematical theory of computation   

Reviews (4)

interesting material, poor presentation
This book covers some interesting material; I especially liked the chapter which discussed obtaining the results of a quantum computation without actually running the computer.The authors also give some very complete explanations of fundamental concepts such as the workings of a quantum logic gate and RSA encryption.However, their explanations are also riddled with errors and undefined notation.Often, they will spend a great deal of time explaning rather trivial things, then in the next paragraph introduce the next step with a new notation and not define it!!The result is that the calculations are often hard to follow. Fair computing, poor quantum
In spite of many interesting subjects described in the book, explanations about fundamentals of quantum theory seem to me quite insufficient, as like as they had been written in a hurry. I would have not understood many issues quoted in the book if I had not read before other publications about paradoxes raised by quantum physics. Another very strange choice is to place the chapter about interaction-free measurement at last, while I think this property is a necessary basic for a better understanding of properties of entanglement, above which the whole building of quantum computing relies. So, I wonder how readers without a previous knowledge of basic subjects can have dealt with the problems the book tries to explain. Surely, this book has been written for nonspecialists, as the editorial review states, but, taking into account the poor effort employed in explaining quantum theory, it could have detailed more facets about computing, and simply referencing other textbooks for physics arguments.

The ultimate Qbook
If you are interested in the promising field of quantum computing, this one is the primer to read. It's very well written, coherent, and goes deep enough as to challenge the reader's mind. However, don't be intimidated by the math. Even if one skips the mathematical concepts the reader will be able to understand the book and more importantly the concepts behind it. Good read, good buy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: Operating Systems    2. Computer Design    3. Computer Engineering    4. Computer Science    5. Computers    6. Computers - General Information    7. Operating Systems - General    8. Quantum computers    9. Theory Of Computing    10. Computers / Programming / General    11. General Theory of Computing    12. Quantum physics (quantum mechanics)    13. Software engineering   

Subjects:  1. Artificial Intelligence - General    2. Computers - Languages / Programming    3. Construction - General    4. Evolutionary computation    5. Evolutionary programming (Comp    6. Evolutionary programming (Computer science)    7. Linear Programming    8. Programming - General    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Technology    11. Computers / Computer Science    12. Machine learning   

Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - Geography    2. Programming - Algorithms    3. Remote Sensing    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Technology    6. Applications of Computing   

Subjects:  1. Algorithms (Computer Programming)    2. Data processing    3. Mathematics    4. Matrices    5. Applied mathematics    6. Computer Programming   

Editorial Review

Now that object-oriented technologies ranging from programming languages to graphical user interfaces to the WWW have made it feasible to manufacture readily transferable objects made of bits, what does it mean to buy, sell and own them? Brad Cox proposes "superdistribution" as a solution that allows software to flow freely without resistance from copy protection or piracy--a "charge as you play" model that will work well in a world of Java-like applets. A well-thought-out "modest proposal" from one of the founders of object-oriented programming. ... Read more

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Software Engineering Book of the Decade
Superdistribution is the most important software engineering book of this decade.It is controversial, because it locates the difficulty of software engineering not in development processes or tools---the focus of 99% of the software engineering community---but in the way that software is bought and sold. Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Bks - General Information    2. Computer software    3. Computers    4. Computers - General Information    5. Data Transmission Systems    6. Data Transmission Systems - General    7. Industries - General    8. Information superhighway    9. Object-Oriented Programming    10. Programming - Object Oriented Programming    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Object-oriented programming (OOP)    13. Systems analysis & design   

Reviews (3)

convergence of genetic algorithm
the relationship of the stucture of genetic algorithm and its convergencrs

A certain level of abstraction luispatricio@zipmail.com.br
A good book if you are looking for some applications of GAs and different points of view on how implementing a GA. Some examples include: a Parallel GA, a timetable solution, a finite state machine implementation and much more. But it doesn't goes deep in implementation details. Not recommendedfor real beginners

genetic algorithm
IT WAS A NICE BOOK TO BE REVIEVED AS I WANT TO DO MY DIISERTATION ON THIS TOPIC I WOULD BR GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU KINDLY HELP ME IN ANY MANNER. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Artificial Intelligence - General    2. Mathematics    3. Applied    4. Programming - General    5. Mathematical theory of computation    6. Mathematics / Number Systems    7. Mathematics for scientists & engineers    8. Genetic Algorithms    9. Science/Mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Computer crimes    2. Computer programming    3. Corrupt practices    4. General    5. Nonfiction - True Crime / Espionage    6. Security    7. Security - General    8. Telephone    9. True Crime    10. True Crime / Espionage    11. United States    12. Data security & data encryption   

Subjects:  1. Artificial Intelligence    2. Artificial Intelligence - General    3. Computer Books: General    4. Computers    5. Computers - General Information    6. Congresses    7. Expert systems (Computer scien    8. Fuzzy systems    9. Intelligent control systems    10. Programming - Software Development    11. Software Design   

Subjects:  1. Artificial Intelligence - General    2. Computer Bks - Languages / Programming    3. Computer Books: General    4. Computer Programming    5. Computers    6. General    7. Logic programming    8. Programming - General    9. Programming Languages - General    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Computers / General   

Subjects:  1. Artificial Intelligence - General    2. Computer Books: General    3. Computers    4. Computers - General Information    5. Conceptual structures (Informa    6. Conceptual structures (Information theory)    7. Congresses    8. Database design    9. Expert Systems    10. Knowledge Engineering    11. Knowledge representation (Info    12. Knowledge representation (Information theory)    13. Ontology    14. Artificial intelligence    15. Computer Programming   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Computers - Communications / Networking    4. E-Commerce - General    5. Hardware - Personal Computers - General    6. Networking - General    7. Programming - Systems Analysis & Design    8. Business computer applications    9. Computers / Networking / General    10. HCI    11. Mobile technologies    12. Network technologies    13. e-Business   

Subjects:  1. Congresses    2. Linear Programming    3. Mathematical optimization    4. Mathematics    5. Mechanics - Dynamics - General    6. Nonlinear programming    7. Probability & Statistics - General    8. Science/Mathematics    9. General Theory of Computing    10. Mathematics / Linear Programming    11. Optimization   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Expert systems (Computer scien    4. Expert systems (Computer science)    5. General    6. Logic programming    7. Knowledge-based systems / expert systems   

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: General    2. Computer software    3. Computers    4. Computers - Languages / Programming    5. Congresses    6. Programming - General    7. Programming - Software Development    8. Reliability    9. Software engineering    10. Artificial intelligence   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Congresses    4. Industrial engineering    5. Industries - General    6. Linear Programming    7. Manufacturing    8. Mathematical optimization    9. Mechanics - Dynamics - General    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Applied mathematics    12. Computer Programming    13. Mathematics / Linear Programming    14. Optimization   

Reviews (2)

Great
A well written text with just enough humor.Particular attention is given to the differences between and uses of; repeaters, hubs, bridges, switches and routers. This is a must have book for those attempting to create or expand an AppleTalk network.

A great resource for designing and implementing networks.
Thorough and often funny, this is by far the most readable, accurate, and useful book on AppleTalk and TCP/IP networking issues I have found. Dorian and his team present you with real-world examples of how to and how not to design and install networks.I have several of Dorian Cougias' books and all live up to this high standard. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Apple And Macintosh Programming    2. AppleTalk    3. Computer Bks - Apple / Macintosh    4. Computer network architectures    5. Computers    6. Hardware - Personal Computers - Macintosh    7. Microcomputer Networks    8. Personal Computers & Microcomputers - Apple    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Computer Communications & Networking    11. Macintosh OS   

Subjects:  1. Apple And Macintosh Programming    2. AppleTalk    3. Computer Bks - Communications / Networking    4. Computer Books And Software    5. Computers    6. Hardware - Personal Computers - Macintosh    7. Internet - General    8. Microcomputer Networks    9. Programming Languages - General    10. TCP/IP (Computer network protocol)    11. Internet    12. Local area networks (LANs)   

Subjects:  1. Artificial Intelligence - General    2. Computers    3. Genetic algorithms    4. Linear Programming    5. Mathematics    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Computer modelling & simulation    8. Machine learning    9. Mathematical theory of computation   

Subjects:  1. Artificial Intelligence - General    2. Computer Books: Languages    3. Computers    4. Computers - General Information    5. Logic    6. Programming - General    7. Programming - Software Development    8. AI logic    9. BDD    10. Computers / Artificial Intelligence    11. General Theory of Computing    12. automated deduction    13. automated reasoning    14. binary decision diagrams    15. constraint solving    16. decision procedures    17. declarative programming    18. elimination    19. mathematical logic    20. model checking    21. proof engines    22. proof theory    23. symbolic computation    24. theorem proving    25. verification