On the Foundations of Computing
Author:   Giuseppe Primiero (Associate Professor of Logic, Associate Professor of Logic, University of Milan, Italy)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198835646


Pages:   318
Publication Date:   19 November 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Giuseppe Primiero (Associate Professor of Logic, Associate Professor of Logic, University of Milan, Italy)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.656kg
ISBN:  

9780198835646


ISBN 10:   0198835647
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   19 November 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction 2: A fundamental Crisis 3: Computing and Deciding 4: What is Computable? 5: Mechanical Computation 6: On the Nature of Algorithms 7: Computing as a Mathematical Discipline 8: The First Generation of Computers 9: The Laws of Evolution 10: Properties of Implemented Computations 11: Specification and Implementation 12: Computing as an Engineering Discipline 13: Elements of Experimental Computing 14: Models and Simulations 15: Formal Relations 16: Computing as an Experimental Discipline 17: Conclusions

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The author of this book argues that computing has three main foundations, which are mathematical foundations, engineering foundations and experimental foundations. On less than 300 pages, surprisingly broad knowledge of these three areas is presented in the three main chapters... The book can be used as a guide for a course in theoretical computer science. * Gudula Runger, zbMATH Open *


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Giuseppe Primiero is Associate Professor of Logic at the Department of Philosophy, University of Milan (Italy). He acts as President of the DHST Commission for the History and Philosophy of Computing (HaPoC) and Secretary General of the Association Computability in Europe (CiE). His research interests are primarily in Logic and Computation, Philosophy of Computing and Information.

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