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Title The computer science and engineering handbook / editer-in-chief, Allen B. Tucker, Jr
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [1997]
©1997

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Description xxxix, 2611 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Contents 1. Computer Science and Engineering: The Discipline and Its Impact / Allen B. Tucker, Jr. and Peter Wegner -- 2. Ethical Issues for Computer Scientists and Engineers / Deborah G. Johnson and Keith Miller -- 3. Formal Models and Computability / Tao Jiang, Ming Li and Bala Ravikumar -- 4. Basic Techniques for Design Analysis of Algorithms / Edward M. Reingold -- 5. Data Structures / Roberto Tamassia and Bryan Cantrill -- 6. Computational Geometry / D. T. Lee -- 7. Randomized Algorithms / Rajeev Motwani and Prabhakar Raghavan -- 8. Pattern Matching and Text Compression Algorithms / Maxime Crochemore and Thierry Lecroq -- 9. Graph and Network Algorithms / Samir Khuller and Balaji Raghavachari -- 10. Algebraic Algorithms / Angel Diaz, Erich Kaltofen and Victor Pan -- 11. Complexity Theory / Michael C. Loui -- 12. Parallel Algorithms / Guy E. Blelloch and Bruce M. Maggs -- 13. Combinatorial Optimization / Vijay Chandru and M. R. Rao -- 14. A Case Study in Algorithms: Very Large-Scale Integrated (VLSI) Circuit Layout / Andrea S. LaPaugh -- 15. Digital Logic / James Feldman -- 16. Digital Computer Architecture / David R. Kaeli -- 17. Buses / Windsor W. Hsu and Jih-Kwon Peir -- 18. Memory Systems / Douglas Burger, James R. Goodman and Gurindar S. Sohi -- 19. High-Speed Computer Arithmetic / Earl E. Swartzlander, Jr. -- 20. Parallel Architectures / Michael J. Flynn and Kevin W. Rudd -- 21. Explanation-Based Learning / Gerald DeJong -- 22. Decision Trees and Instance-Based Classifiers / J. R. Quinlan -- 23. Neural Networks / Michael I. Jordan and Christopher M. Bishop -- 24. Genetic Algorithms / Stephanie Forrest -- 25. Computer Vision / Daniel Huttenlocher -- 26. Understanding Spoken Language / Stephanie Seneff and Victor Zue -- 27. Planning and Scheduling / Thomas Dean and Subbarao Kambhampati -- 28. Knowledge-Based Systems for Natural Language Processing / Kavi Mahesh and Sergei Nirenburg -- 29. Logic-Based Deductive Reasoning / James J. Lu and Erik Rosenthal -- 30. Search / Danny Kopec and T. A. Marsland -- 31. Graphical Models for Probabilistic and Causal Reasoning / Judea Pearl -- 32. Qualitative Reasoning / Kenneth D. Forbus -- 33. Robotics / F. L. Lewis, M. Fitzgerald and K. Liu -- 34. Geometry-Grid Generation / Bharat K. Soni and Nigel P. Weatherill -- 35. Scientific Visualization / William R. Sherman, Alan B. Craig, M. Pauline Baker and Colleen Bushell -- 36. Computational Structural Mechanics / Ahmed K. Noor -- 37. Computational Fluid Dynamics / David A. Caughey -- 38. Computational Reacting Flow / Pasquale Cinnella and Carey F. Cox -- 39. Computational Electromagnetics / J. S. Shang -- 40. Computational Ocean Modeling / Lakshmi Kantha and Steven Piacsek -- 41. Computational Biology / David T. Kingsbury -- 42. Data Models / Avi Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth and S. Sudarshan -- 43. Tuning Database Design for High Performance / Dennis Shasha -- 44. Access Methods / Betty Salzberg -- 45. Query Optimization / Yannis E. Ioannidis -- 46. Concurrency Control and Recovery / Michael J. Franklin -- 47. Database Performance Measurement / Patrick O'Neil -- 48. Distributed and Parallel Database Systems / M. Tamer Ozsu -- 49. Database Security and Privacy / Sushil Jajodia -- 50. Text Databases and Information Retrieval / Ellen Riloff and Lee Hollaar -- 51. Rules in Database Systems / Stefano Ceri and Raghu Ramakrishnan -- 52. Object Database Systems / Francedillaois Bancilhon -- 53. The SQL Language: A Case Study / Jim Melton -- 54. Overview of Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics / Donald H. House -- 55. Geometric Primitives / Alyn P. Rockwood -- 56. Advanced Geometric Modeling / David S. Ebert -- 57. Mainstream Rendering Techniques / Alan Watt -- 58. Sampling, Reconstruction, and Antialiasing / George Wolberg -- 59. Computer Animation / Nadia Magnenat Thalmann and Daniel Thalmann -- 60. Volume Visualization / Arie E. Kaufman -- 61. Virtual Reality / Steve Bryson -- 62. RenderMan: An Interface for Image Synthesis / Anthony A. Apodaca -- 63. Task Analysis and the Design of Functionality / David Kieras -- 64. The Organizational Contexts of Development and Use / Jonathan Grudin and M. Lynne Markus -- 65. Usability Engineering / Jakob Nielsen -- 66. User Interface Design Activities / Ruven Brooks -- 67. International User Interface Standardization / Wolfgang Dzida -- 68. Input Devices and Techniques / Robert J. K. Jacob -- 69. Output Devices and Techniques / Colin Ware -- 70. Interactive Techniques / Jurgen Ziegler -- 71. Multimedia / James L. Alty -- 72. Interface Software Technology / Brad A. Myers -- 73. The Human Factor in Programming and Software Development / Mary Beth Rosson -- 74. On-Line Support Systems: Tutorials, Documentation, and Help / Stuart A. Selber, Johndan Johnson-Eilola and Brad Mehlenbacher -- 75. What Is an Operating System? / Raphael Finkel -- 76. Thread Management for Shared-Memory Multiprocessors / Thomas E. Anderson, Brian N. Bershad, Edward D. Lazowska and Henry M. Levy -- 77. Process and Device Scheduling / Robert D. Cupper -- 78. Real-Time and Embedded Systems / John A. Stankovic -- 79. Process Synchronization and Interprocess Communication / Craig E. Wills -- 80. Virtual Memory / Peter J. Denning -- 81. Secondary Storage and Filesystems / Marshall Kirk McKusick -- 82. Network Organization and Topologies / William Stallings -- 83. Routing Protocols / Radia Perlman -- 84. Internetworking / Brian Reid and Stephen Stuart -- 85. Overview of Distributed Operating Systems / Sape J. Mullender -- 86. Distributed File Systems and Distributed Memory / T. W. Doeppner, Jr. -- 87. Distributed and Multiprocessor Scheduling / Steve J. Chapin -- 88. Software Support for Heterogenous Computing / Howard Jay Siegel, Henry G. Dietz and John K. Antonio -- 89. Security and Privacy Issues in Computer and Communication Systems / Peter G. Neumann -- 90. Protection (Security) Models and Policy / Carl E. Landwehr -- 91. Authentication, Access Control, and Intrusion Detection / Ravi S. Sandhu and Pierangela Samarati -- 92. Network and Internet Security / Steven Bellovin -- 93. Malicious Software and Hacking / David Ferbrache and Stuart Mort -- 94. Imperative Language Paradigm / Michael J. Jipping and Kim Bruce -- 95. Functional Programming Languages / Benjamin Goldberg -- 96. The Object-Oriented Language Paradigm / Raimund Ege and Stuart Hirshfield -- 97. Logic Programming and Constraint Logic Programming / Jacques Cohen -- 98. Concurrent/Distributed Computing Paradigm / Andew P. Bernat -- 99. Compilers and Interpreters / Kenneth C. Louden -- 100. Parallelizing Compilers / Michael Wolfe -- 101. Run Time Environments and Memory Management / Robert E. Noonan and William L. Bynum -- 102. Foundational Calculi for Programming Languages / Benjamin C. Pierce -- 103. Type Systems / Luca Cardelli -- 104. Programming Language Semantics / David A. Schmidt -- 105. Software Process Models / Ian Sommerville -- 106. Software Qualities and Principles / Carlo Ghezzi, Mehdi Jazayeri and Dino Mandrioli -- 107. Formal Models and the Specification Process / Jonathan P. Bowen and Michael G. Hinchey -- 108. Software Design / Steven A. Demurjian, Sr. -- 109. Verification and Validation / John D. Gannon -- 110. Testing: Principles and Practice / Stephen R. Schach -- 111. Development Strategies and Project Management / Roger S. Pressman -- 112. Software Tools and Environments / Steven P
Reiss -- 113. Interactive Software Technology / Peter Wegner -- Appendix A. Professional Societies in Computing -- Appendix B. The ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct -- Appendix C. Standard-Making Bodies and Standards -- Appendix D. Hardware and Networking Standards -- Appendix E. Common System Command Languages -- Appendix F. Internet Access Protocols -- Appendix G. Common Programming Languages --
Appendix H. Common Graphics Languages -- Appendix I. Common Editing Markup Languages
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Subject Computer science -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Engineering -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Author Tucker, Allen B.
LC no. 96020442
ISBN 0849329094 (alk. paper)