{"product_id":"9781447145332","title":"Mathematics in Computing: An Accessible Guide to Historical, Foundational and Application Contexts","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMathematics in Computing: An Accessible Guide to Historical, Foundational and Application Contexts\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eO’Regan, Gerard\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis clearly written and enlightening textbook provides a concise, introductory guide to the key mathematical concepts and techniques used by computer scientists. Topics and features: ideal for self-study, offering many pedagogical features such as chapter-opening key topics, chapter introductions and summaries, review questions, and a glossary; places our current state of knowledge within the context of the contributions made by early civilizations, such as the ancient Babylonians, Egyptians and Greeks; examines the building blocks of mathematics, including sets, relations and functions; presents an introduction to logic, formal methods and software engineering; explains the fundamentals of number theory, and its application in cryptography; describes the basics of coding theory, language theory, and graph theory; discusses the concept of computability and decideability; includes concise coverage of calculus, probability and statistics, matrices, complex numbers and quaternions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-11-16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781447145332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4471-4534-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 288\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45587209453708,"sku":"9781447145332","price":58.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781447145332.jpg?v=1772028256","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781447145332","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}