Computer Science Reconsidered

The Invocation Model of Process Expression

Karl M. Fant

280 pages, parution le 03/08/2007

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A groundbreaking, seminal work that challenges the theoretical foundations of computer science

This seminal work will challenge and change your understanding of computers and computing. Since the invention of the computer, it has been accepted with little question that the theoretical foundations of computer science are found in mathematics. The difficulties of computer science have been attributed to the inherent complexity of computation, which can only be overcome with disciplined methodology.

The author of this text presents a convincing and carefully structured argument that shows why linking computer science to mathematics results in unnecessary complexity and confusion. Instead, the author sets forth and demonstrates the viability and practicality of a new conceptual model, the invocation model of process expression. This model links the design and function of computer systems with the design and function of biological systems. Moreover, the author shows how changing your underlying assumptions sheds new light on dealing with such complex issues as concurrency, digital computers, and biological cells.

The chapters of this text are organized under three main topics:

The Problem: Why the underlying theory of contemporary computer science is not helpful
The Solution: How the invocation model of process expression solves many problems of contemporary computer science
The Invocation Language: How the invocation model is embodied in symbol string expression

For computer scientists and engineers, this publication opens up a completely new way of understanding what computers are, how they work,and what they can do. For students of computer science, it offers an alternative theory that helps them understand and overcome some of the limitations imposed by current theory.

L'auteur - Karl M. Fant

Karl M. Fant is the founder and CEO of Theseus Research, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in the design and implementation of real-time image processing systems as well as ongoing research into the theory of computers. Mr. Fant developed the NULL Convention Logic, a fully expressive logic for designing and implementing clockless digital electronic circuits and systems. He is coinventor of Computer Generated Synthesized Imagery, which generates photo-realistic scenes in real time from libraries of photographic images. He holds twenty-eight patents.

Sommaire

A Critical Review of the Notion of the Algorithm in Computer Science
The Simplicity of Concurrency
Dehumanizing Computer Science
Transcending the Variable
The Invocation Model
Along the Spectrum
Composing Boundaries
Time and Memory
Incidental Time
Points of View
Referential and Autonomous Process Expression
The Invocation Language
Reflections

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Karl M. Fant
Parution	03/08/2007
Nb. de pages	280
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	544g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471798149
ISBN13	9780471798149