Computer Science Books

Long overdue book that covers the technology foundations behind the web as we know it. Great academic book and an even better reference for practicing professionals. Particularly strong in connecting theoretical foundations and the real-world web.
Great job!

Excellent book that covers a wide variety of topics related to web technology (see table of contents!).

Good topic selection, covering both basics (Part I),
and key web applications (Part II). Lot of real-world architectural issues in building distributed, scalable systems addressed.
Author is with Yahoo!, and brings excellent experience in this book.

My recommendation: Must have book for anyone interested in or working on scalable systems, especially Web/Internet related technologies.

Most advances can be thought of as evolutionary, but in describing the contents of this book, one is tempted to add a soft r in front of the e. If fractal image compression lives up to its early promise, then the r should be made a very hard one. One seemingly inviolable law of computing is, ''Data will expand to fill all available memory, whether it be RAM, hard drive or floppy disk. It will also expand to exceed the capacity of any medium of data transfer''. As those who work with transferring large data sets understand, much of the recent success is due to the quality of the data compression algorithms rather then to improvements in the hardware. Compression utilities are now commonly bundled with many systems, for example, DOS 6.0.
To illustrate the potential impact of fractal compression, we take the following paraphrased quote from the introduction to the book. '' Encarta is a multimedia encyclopedia on a single CD... . In addition to an exhaustive collection of articles it contains seven hours of sound, 100 animations, 800 color maps... more than 7,000 photographs... and all encoded in less than 600 megabytes of data. All of the pictures are stored using fractal compression techniques." The mathematics used to obtain such rates of compression is thoroughly explained, but it is not easy to understand. Presented in the standard form of theorem followed by proof, some background in real analysis and linear algebra is essential to understand the heavier ideas. But it is well worth it, as some of the results are truly astonishing. Most impressive is the ability to zoom in on the images without significant loss of clarity. C source code solutions to some of the problems are included.
There is no doubt in my mind that by the end of this decade, exposure to fractals will be an essential component of the undergraduate major in applied mathematics. The majority of pure math programs will also include some exposure. While futurists dispute the consequences, there is universal agreement that the rapid transfer of enormous amounts of data will be the driving economic and entertainment force of the next several decades. Fractal compression techniques appear to be the leading candidate to provide the necessary degree of compacting.
Suitable for a course in the mathematics of fractals or an advanced seminar in data compression, this book should be required reading for all applied mathematicians. It is truly one of the most fascinating books that I have ever encountered.

Published in Mathematics and Computer Education, reprinted with permission.

With code and example Barnsley leads your through some very hard concepts. I really like that he has covered the topic of information compression so well for the traditional archiving methods. A must for anyone serious about fractals. Your unique Associates ID is: thefractaltransl.

He apply methodology already frame by the fractal's matematichians to the best understandig of mechanism of fracture in rocks, as well as brittle and ductile behaviours of rock materials.

His description of brittle damages is very interesting because he start from the microdamage linking to the macro damage, using the physical properties of the initial microvoids as well as geometrical relations between mineral crystals, and microcrystalline weak surfaces and orientation of the stresses field.

Another good topic analyzed for the author is the dynamic damage in brittle rock. To relate temporal changes with fragiles conditions is an excellent starting point to understand processes of deterioring on physiscal properties of the rocks.

In the topic of description of the fractures in practical rock masses, the use of the Fractal Dimension (Df) is very sucessful because the relation between different rock masss conditions is easier using statistical distributions of numerical values of geotecnical descriptions of geometrical features in fractures than classical descriptions of qualitative numbers assigned using conventional methods. Of course if your target is a fast initial correlation.

Fabio Antonio Gil Escobar Special Graduate Course Department of Geoscienc Faculty of Science and Engineering Japan (Asia)

He apply methodology already frame by the fractal's matematichians to the best understandig of mechanism of fracture in rocks, as well as brittle and ductile behaviours of rock materials.

His description of brittle damages is very interesting because he start from the microdamage linking to the macro damage, using the physical properties of the initial microvoids as well as geometrical relations between mineral crystals, and microcrystalline weak surfaces and orientation of the stresses field.

Another good topic analyzed for the author is the dynamic damage in brittle rock. To relate temporal changes with fragiles conditions is an excellent starting point to understand processes of deterioring on physiscal properties of the rocks.

In the topic of description of the fractures in practical rock masses, the use of the Fractal Dimension (Df) is very sucessful because the relation between different rock masss conditions is easier using statistical distributions of numerical values of geotecnical descriptions of geometrical features in fractures than classical descriptions of qualitative numbers assigned using conventional methods. Of course if your target is a fast initial correlation.

Fabio Antonio Gil Escobar Special Graduate Course Department of Geoscienc Faculty of Science and Engineering Japan (Asia)

The global information infrastructure may be serve as the cornerstone in the development of the world over the next decades and beyond. An understanding, or at the very least an appreciation, of the potential benefits and risks that can result from the still emerging technology is critical to ensure that the potential benefits of the technology, as actually implemented, will justify the concomitant hazards. Questions abound: In what context and by what methods will digital libraries be implemented and made available? Will the need for intellectual access be accounted for? Who will design the infrastructure? Who will manage the metadata on which the system is dependent? Who control our sources of information? How is that control to be monitored? And who do we want controlling information about us?
In what I believe to be one of the most important books to be published in the field of information science, Dr. Borgman astutely addresses many of the critical issues facing the emerging global information infrastructure and notes that there are more questions than answers. The author, a preeminent scholar in this field, has provided a framework from which a user of the Internet, or, indeed, anyone interested in what is one of the most powerful systems to be created by man, can begin to appreciate the implications of this system. Ignorance is only bliss in the short run.
Published in 2000 and winner of the American Society for Information Science and Technology's 2001 Best Book Award, this book is current, timely and uniquely relevant. As an attorney involved with intellectual property rights and as an engineer who began working with computers in 1962, I wholeheartedly recommend this book.

Borgman creates a compelling discussion about the GII (Global Information Infrastructure) and its actual impact on the current and near-future world. She looks at it from the point of view of access to information, scholarly publishers, digital libraries and the future of the library itself. While wide-ranging, it never loses the plot or becomes difficult to read. Worth the price of the book just to have her reference list.

A very practical approach for system identification techniques Using Laguerre Models with an appropriated mathematical support

This book is really good make me understand the process of identification in a really easy language, a lot of practical examples with the proper mathematical support, excellent for process control and identification courses can be a good complement of the ljung's matlab toolbox.

This is one of the best books on OS issues I have ever seen. Entertaing and problem oriented. If you can buy this one - do not hesitate! it is not outdated, because the most fundamental problems of OS design do not change so fast as version numbers ;-).

This book isn't publish at the moment. It's better on the fundamentals of OS, than Tanenbaum or Stallings.

The computer revolution originated largely in the U.S. Much of the funding for early computer science has come from the U.S. government. Funding a Revolution shows the interactions among players in academic circles, government and industry. It is fitting that benefits of the computer revolution accrue to the U.S. Federal, State and Municipal governments in delivering services to citizens, to U.S. citizens, and to the U.S. economy in productivity gains, job growth, and the growth of the computing industry. Individual scientific achievement, and government and corporate support, are instrumental for developments in large scale integrated circuit computers, packet switching and the Internet, relational databases, the personal computer, speech recognition, computer graphics, GIS, cryptography and computer security. Funding a Revolution is extremely well written, by many contributors. I recommend it for self-education or classroom education. I would also recommend Government Jobs in Information Technology, and Information Technology Jobs in America, showing the growth of the industry leading to lucrative jobs in U.S. Federal, State and Municipal Government and in corporate America. Digital Government Jobs [2008 Edition]: U.S. Federal, State & City Jobs in Information Technologyand Government Jobs in America: U.S. State, City & Federal Jobs & Careers - With Job Titles, Salaries & Pension Estimates - Why You Want One - What Jobs Are Available - How to Get One. The revolution has given birth to the corporate funders who grew up during this time (Cisco, SUN, Oracle and others) who now share their wealth with grant funding. For that story I recommend Technology Grant News, a newsletter, and the recently issued annual, Technology Grant News: Everything Technology [2008]: Awards-Contests-Grants-Scholarships (Technology Grant News: Everything Technology). A recent AP story says the National Science Foundation is providing funding for a clean-slate Internet; so the beat goes on, the story continues. This book describes our collective heritage in computer and telecommunications technology, 50 years of achievement, affecting so many things.

The computer revolution originated largely in the U.S. Much of the funding for early computer science has come from the U.S. government. Funding a Revolution shows the interactions among players in academic circles, government and industry. It is fitting that benefits of the computer revolution accrue to the U.S. Federal, State and Municipal governments in delivering services to citizens, to U.S. citizens, and to the U.S. economy in productivity gains, job growth, and the growth of the computing industry. Individual scientific achievement, and government and corporate support, are instrumental for developments in large scale integrated circuit computers, packet switching and the Internet, relational databases, the personal computer, speech recognition, computer graphics, GIS, cryptography and computer security. Funding a Revolution is extremely well written, by many contributors. I recommend it for self-education or classroom education. I would also recommend Government Jobs in Information Technology, and Information Technology Jobs in America, showing the growth of the industry leading to lucrative jobs in U.S. Federal, State and Municipal Government and in corporate America. Government Jobs in Information Technology [2007]: U.S. Federal - State - City - Career & Job Guide and Information Technology Jobs in America [2007] Corporate & Government Career Guide The revolution has given birth to the corporate funders who grew up during this time (Cisco, SUN, Oracle and others) who now share their wealth with grant funding. For that story I recommend Technology Grant News, a newsletter, and the recently issued annual, Technology Grant News - Everything Technology: Awards-Contests-Grants-Scholarships. Technology Grant News: Everything Technology [2007]:Awards ¿ Contests ¿ Grants -Scholarships ¿ Fellowships A recent AP story says the National Science Foundation is providing funding for a clean-slate Internet; so the beat goes on, the story continues. This book describes our collective heritage in computer and telecommunications technology, 50 years of achievement, affecting so many things.

What do computers and information technology do for organizations? How have they changed, and, more importantly, how might they change the way we structure, manage, and operate organizations? If these questions interest you, then this is the book for you.

First, the author guides you through a thorough examination of how human characteristics (limited memory, processing constraints, emotions) condition organizational structure. Next, he explores how technologies of all sorts (e.g., writing, printing, telecommunications) affect organizations by relieving these limitations. Finally, only after establishing this very important context, does he turn to what exactly information technology means to organizations. Computers, he concludes, affect organizations primarily through two characteristics -- their enormous and enormously accessible memories, and their unparalleled communicating and coordinating potential.

Having established these foundations, his conclusions -- what sort of organizational structures IT facilitates -- follow logically and smoothly. Whether or not you agree with these conclusions, taking the journey with the author to arrive at them is both entertaining and educational. This book is authoritative, well-written, and hugely educational.

After a thorough analysis of man's organization and technology, Groths sets out to investigate the new forms of organization that IT faciliates. His innovations includes 'The Joystick Organization', the Meta-Organization' and ' The Organized Cloud'.

Groth is no IT nerd, nor a Luddite. He is surprisingly sober on the digital economy, and often funny. There are not too many people on this planet who integrates Sokrates' dialogues, Mintzberg's organization theory and the technical intricacies of computer systems into one single framework. There may be good reasons not to, but when Groth does this, you feel it is natural and coherent.

This book shows using the program how fuzzy logic works.
There is a lot in the book
and it needs to be read a few times.

Read also

FUZZY LOGIC: THE REVOLUTIONARY COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY THAT IS CHANGING OUR WORLD
by Daniel Mcneil

The ideas in both are amazing.
page 107 is great here.

It's not theoretical or programming based, rather a superb description of what fuzzy logic can DO. The software is getting a bit out of date, but you can always download the latest demo version off their web site.

The book gives a clear and intuitive description of fuzzy math and its application. The discussions are done neatly and nicely. It doesn't get into hardcore math discussions very much; instead, it focuses on applications and practice. Therefore, it doesn't take much time to get the idea, and you are not bothered with very complex math proofs. The level of the theory is also limited to what needed in application. To my belief this is one of the best books for engineers and applied mathematicians.

This book is a kind of essential book. The growth in Fuzzy Science has showed more and more possibilities in applications of its concepts. The book shows the vast applicability of Fuzzy in details and how this new approach can be useful in domains with high degree of uncertainty.

I really can recommend the reading of this book for all persons who wishes understand more about Fuzzy !