A history of algorithms : from the pebble to the microchip / Jean-Luc Chabert (ed.) ; [authors, Éve...
A history of algorithms : from the pebble to the microchip / Jean-Luc Chabert (ed.) ; [authors, Éve...
A history of algorithms : from the pebble to the microchip / Jean-Luc Chabert (ed.) ; [authors, Évelyne Barbin ... et al. ; English translator, Chris Weeks].
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New York : Springer, 1999.
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Date
1999.
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N511.8/46
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English
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Physical content
ix, 524 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Algorithms for Arithmetic Operations -- 2. Magic Squares -- 3. Methods of False Position -- 4. Euclid's Algorithm -- 5. From Measuring the Circle to Calculating [pi] -- 6. Newton's Methods -- 7. Solving Equations by Successive Approximations -- 8. Algorithms in Arithmetic -- 9. Solving Systems of...
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New York : Springer, 1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
"With the development of computing has come an awakening of interest in algorithms. The purpose of this book is to offer a historical background to contemporary algorithmic practice."--BOOK JACKET. "Each chapter centres around a theme, more or less in chronological order, and the story is told through the reading of over 200 original texts, faithfu...
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A history of algorithms : from the pebble to the microchip / Jean-Luc Chabert (ed.) ; [authors, Évelyne Barbin ... et al. ; English translator, Chris Weeks].
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N511.8/46
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3540633693 (softcover : alk. paper)
9783540633693 (softcover : alk. paper)
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511.8
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991012340639702626
