 Number Theory for ComputingThere are many surprising connections between the theory of numbers, which is one of the oldest branches of mathematics, and computing and information theory. Number theory has important applications in computer organization and security, coding and cryptography, random number generation, hash functions, and graphics. Conversely, number theorists... |  | Maximum Apache Security (Maximum Security)The Maximum Security series, which debuted in 1997, has thus far enjoyed relative success. I use the term “relative success,” because security title sales have historically trickled, rather than gushed. For altering this and fostering a new market, Sams editors deserve kudos. Their insights have proven providential: Today, Maximum... | | Computer Sciences: Macmillan Science Library
The science of computing has come a long way since the late 1930s, when
John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry began work on the first electronic
digital computer. One marvels to see how the science has advanced
from the days of Charles Babbage, who developed the Difference Engine
in the 1820s, and, later proposed the... |
