John MacCormick

Autor(a) de Nine Algorithms that Changed the Future: The Ingenious Ideas that Drive Today's Computers

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About the Author

John MacCormick is a leading researcher and teacher of computer science. He has a PhD in computer vision from the University of Oxford, has worked in the research labs of Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft, and is currently a professor of computer science at Dickinson College.

Obras de John MacCormick

What Can Be Computed?: A Practical Guide to the Theory of Computation (2018) 19 cópias

Stochastic algorithms for visual tracking : probabilistic modelling and stochastic algorithms for visual localisation… (2002) 2 cópias

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Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: The… de John MacCormick

An excellent overview of important ideas in CS –– I liked every example given by the Author. Recommended to people who think of Big pictures.

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gottfried_leibniz | outras 5 resenhas | Apr 5, 2018 |

Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: The… de John MacCormick

An excellent overview of important ideas in CS –– I liked every example given by the Author. Recommended to people who think of Big pictures.

--Deus Vult
Gottfried

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gottfried_leibniz | outras 5 resenhas | Apr 5, 2018 |

Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: The… de John MacCormick

Excellent. I was already familiar with the theories behind all the algorithms (digital signatures, compression, pattern recognition, databases, etc) described, but was quite pleased to see how Mr. MacCormick explained each in very accessible terms, building the basis for each, expanding to show how tey're implemented, pointing out the flaws. Recommended read for anyone going into (or just interested in the underpinning of) computer theory.

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Razinha | outras 5 resenhas | May 23, 2017 |

Nine algorithms that changed the future : the… de John MacCormick

For a web developer like me with no formal computer science education, this book offers a great opportunity to explore some of the underlying mechanisms and ideas that are put to use in modern computing.

It is easy to read and understand and covers some very interesting material, with each chapter focusing on a particular problem and how an algorithm has been used to solve it.

While as far as I can tell the book contains no practical information for programmers as such, I found it quite inspirational and would therefore recommend it to anyone interested in learning about ideas in computing.… (mais)