Algorithms: Main Ideas and Applications Contributor(s): Uspensky, Vladimir (Author), Semenov, A. L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9048142563 ISBN-13: 9789048142569 Publisher: Springer
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2010 Click for more in this series: Mathematics and Its Applications |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Logic - Philosophy | Logic - Computers | Computer Science |
Dewey: 518.1 |
Series: Mathematics and Its Applications |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (0.88 lbs) 270 pages |
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Publisher Description: Today the notion of the algorithm is familiar not only to mathematicians. It forms a conceptual base for information processing; the existence of a corresponding algorithm makes automatic information processing possible. The theory of algorithms (together with mathematical logic ) forms the the- oretical basis for modern computer science (see Sem Us 86]; this article is called "Mathematical Logic in Computer Science and Computing Practice" and in its title mathematical logic is understood in a broad sense including the theory of algorithms). However, not everyone realizes that the word "algorithm" includes a transformed toponym Khorezm. Algorithms were named after a great sci- entist of medieval East, is al-Khwarizmi (where al-Khwarizmi means "from Khorezm"). He lived between c. 783 and 850 B.C. and the year 1983 was chosen to celebrate his 1200th birthday. A short biography of al-Khwarizmi compiled in the tenth century starts as follows: "al-Khwarizmi. His name is Muhammad ibn Musa, he is from Khoresm" (cited according to Bul Rozen Ah 83, p.8]). |
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