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Author
Publisher
Arcler Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The book describes computational science as a field related to the design, execution and use of arithmetical models to evaluate and solve scientific complications. Generally, the word refers to the application of computers to simulate or numerically analyze scientific systems or processes. This book claims that because of the complexity of mathematics, massive amounts of calculations involved, or both of them, computational science enables people...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Part of Sterling's extremely popular Milestones series, this illustrated exploration of computer science ranges from the ancient abacus to superintelligence and social media. With 250 illustrated landmark inventions, publications, and events -- encompassing everything from ancient record-keeping devices to the latest computing technologies -- this highly topical addition to the Sterling Milestones series takes a chronological journey through the history...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
This comprehensive, easy-to-read survey of how machines (computers) can be made to act intelligently explores problem-solving methods, representation and models, game playing, automated understanding of natural languages, heuristic scene analysis, specific artificial intelligence accomplishments and other related topics. With 132 illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"An "accessible and engaging" tool for understanding the branch of mathematics that is so crucial to modern computer science, using real-life problems ( Mathematical Reviews ). What is the maximum number of pizza slices one can get by making four straight cuts through a circular pizza? How does a computer determine the best set of pixels to represent a straight line on a computer screen? How many people at a minimum does it take to guard an art gallery?...
Author
Publisher
Holy Macro! Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Power Query is one component of the Power BI (Business Intelligence) product from Microsoft, and M" is the name of the programming language created by it. As more business intelligence pros begin using Power Pivot, they find that they do not have the Excel skills to clean the data in Excel; Power Query solves this problem. This book shows how to use the Power Query tool to get difficult data sets into both Excel and Power Pivot, and is solely devoted...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Written by a pair of math teachers and based on their classroom notes and experiences, this introductory treatment of theory, proof techniques, and related concepts is designed for undergraduate courses. No knowledge of calculus is assumed, making it a useful text for students at many levels. The focus is on teaching students to prove theorems and write mathematical proofs so that others can read them. Since proving theorems takes lots of practice,...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The "charming and terrifying" story of IBM's breakthrough in artificial intelligence, from the Business Week technology writer and author of The Numerati ( Publishers Weekly , starred review). For centuries, people have dreamed of creating a machine that thinks like a human. Scientists have made progress: computers can now beat chess grandmasters and help prevent terrorist attacks. Yet we still await a machine that exhibits the rich complexity of...
Author
Publisher
Holy Macro! Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Power Query is the amazing new data cleansing tool in both Excel and Power BI Desktop. Do you find yourself performing the same data cleansing steps day after day? Power Query will make it faster to clean your data the first time. While Power Query is powerful, the interface is subtle -- there are tools hiding in plain sight that are easy to miss. Go beyond the obvious and take Power Query to new levels with this book."--
Author
Publisher
Research & Education Association
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
AP® Computer Science Principles Crash Course®A Higher Score in Less Time!REA's AP® Computer Science Principles Crash Course® is the top choice for the last-minute studier or any Computer Science Principles student who wants a quick refresher on the course. Are you crunched for time? Have you started studying for your Advanced Placement® Computer Science Principles exam yet? How will you memorize everything you need to know before the test? Do...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lakeview Research
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
PC COM ports, USB virtual COM ports, and ports in embedded systems are all addressed in this updated guide to programming, interfacing, and using serial ports. Topics include using .NET's SerialPort class for COM-port communications on PCs; upgrading existing RS-232 designs to USB or wireless networks; and creating serial networks of embedded systems and PCs. Example circuits and code provide a quick start to projects. Installation and maintenance...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Can computers think? Can they use reason to develop their own concepts, solve complex problems, play games, understand our languages? This comprehensive survey of artificial intelligence ― the study of how computers can be made to act intelligently ― explores these and other fascinating questions. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence presents an introduction to the science of reasoning processes in computers, and the research approaches and...
12) Data-ism: the revolution transforming decision making, consumer behavior, and almost everything else
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
By one estimate, 90 percent of all of the data in history was created in the last two years. In 2014, International Data Corporation calculated the data universe at 4.4 zettabytes, or 4.4 trillion gigabytes. That much information, in volume, could fill enough slender iPad Air tablets to create a stack two-thirds of the way to the moon. Now, that's Big Data. Coal, iron ore, and oil were the key productive assets that fueled the Industrial Revolution....
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