Once Upon an Algorithm
How Stories Explain Computing
$42.66
- Paperback
332 pages
- Release Date
9 August 2022
Summary
This easy-to-follow introduction to computer science reveals how familiar stories like Hansel and Gretel, Sherlock Holmes, and Harry Potter illustrate the concepts and everyday relevance of computing.
Picture a computer scientist, staring at a screen and clicking away frantically on a keyboard, hacking into a system, or perhaps developing an app. Now delete that picture. In Once Upon an Algorithm, Martin Erwig explains computation as something that takes place beyond electron…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262545297 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262545292 |
| Author: | Martin Erwig |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 332 |
| Release Date: | 9 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 229mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
“[A] thoughtful and approachable guide to the fundamentals of how computer science exists as an intellectual discipline.”
—Times Higher Education
“[A] fun and accessible read… . Once Upon an Algorithm is recommended to anyone new to the field of computer science with an interest in learning about the theoretical basics of the field as well as its application to our lives.”
—LSE Review of Books
“This brilliant book not only makes computing and informational thinking more accessible, but it also shows the undeniable relevance of those domains to daily life.”
—Digicult
Martin Erwig
Martin Erwig is Professor of Computer Science in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University.
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