The computer science and engineering handbook / editor-in-chief, Allen B. Tucker, Jr.

Table of content

1.Computer Science and Engineering: The Discipline and its Impact
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Growth of the industry and the profession
1.3 Perspective in Computer Science and Engineering
1.4 Broader Horizons: HPCC and Grand Challenge
1.5 Organisation
1.6 Conclusion
2. Ethical isues for Computer Scientists and Engineers
Deborah G. Johnson and Keith Miller
2.1 Introduction : Why a Chapter on ethical issues?
2.2 Ethics in General


Section I Algorithms and Structures
3 Formal Models and Computability
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Computability and a Universal algorithm

Section II Architecture
15 Digital Logic
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Overview of Logic
Section III Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Introduction
21 Explanation- Based Learning Gerald Dejong
21.1 Introduction
21.2 Background
21.3 Explanation-Based and Similarity-based Learnig
21.4 Explanation-Based Learning
21.5 Construction Explanations for Learning
21.6 Generalizing Explanations
21.7 Selecting a Concept Descriptor; The Utility Problem
21.8 Annotated Summary of EBL Issues
Section IV Computational Science
34 Geometry -Grid Generation

Section V Database and Information Retrieval
42 Data Models
Section VI Graphics
54 Overview of Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics
Section VII Human-Computer Interaction
63 Task Analysis and Design of Functionality
Section VIII Operating Systems and Networks
75 What Is an Operating System?
Section IX Programing Languages
94 Imperative Language Paradigm
95 Functional programing Language
96 The Object-Oriented Language Paradigm
Section X Software Engineering
105 Software Process Models
1 Introduction
105.2 Specification-Driven Models
105.3 Evolutionary Development Models
105.4 Iterative Model
105.5 Formal Transformation
105.6 Cleanroom Process
105.7 Process Model Applicability
Research Issues and Summary

Includes bibliographical references and indexes 2538-2611P.