Studies in Computer Science: Proceedings of a Conference Held in West Lafayette, Indiana, November 1-3, 1989 (Software Science & Engineering) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0306446979 ISBN 13: 9780306446979

Publisher: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, 1994

Synopsis

Samuel D. Conte: Introduction; F. Haas. Computer Science: Past and Future: Worldnet; P.J. Denning. The Origins of Computing and Computer Science at Purdue University; S. Rosen, J.R. Rice. History of the Computer Sciences Department at Purdue University; J.R. Rice, S. Rosen. An Overview of the Carnegie Mellon University Master of Software Engineering Program; N.E. Gibbs. Lessons Learned in Building a Successful Undergraduate Information Systems Academic Program; T.I.M. Ho. Research Contributions: Polynomial Interpolation in Several Variables; C. de Boor. An Exterior Point Algorithm for Linear Programming Implemented on the SX2 Supercomputer; L.D. Pyle, S.H. Kim. Parallel Multilevel Methods; D.M. Young, Jr., B. Vona. Using Algebraic Geometry for Multivariate Hermite Interpolation; C.L. Bajaj. Toward Formalizing Control Systems Simulation Software; J.E. Hollingsworth. On the Sensitivity of Differential Equations; R.V.M. Zahar. 3 additional articles. Index.

About this title

Synopsis

Traces the history of computer science at Purdue University, emphasizing the contributions of Conte, and discusses some of the topics that have interested him, such as numerical analysis, computational geometry, and software engineering. Seven of the 11 papers, from a November 1993 conference at Purdue, are research reports. Annotation copyright Bo

About the Author

Richard A. DeMillo has held senior positions in academia, industry, and government. Currently Charlotte B. and Roger C. Warren Chair of Computing and the Director of the Center for 21st Century Universities at Georgia Tech, he is the author of "Abelard to Apple: The Fate of American Colleges and Universities" (MIT Press).

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306446979
• ISBN 13: 9780306446979
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Rice John R., DeMillo Richard A.