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Treatise on Electricity & Magnetism

Used - Described by Einstein as "the most important event in physics since Newton's time, " the discovery by James Clerk Maxwell that a vast array of phenomena could be united by four elegant formulas remains one of the greatest successes of modern physics. Originally published in 1891, this renowned treatise presents the original work which forms the basis for everything from computers to quantum mechanics. Volume 1 covers electrostatics and electrokinematics.

Understanding Computers and Cognition: A New Foundation for Design

Used - This volume is a theoretical and practical approach to the design of computer technology.

Artificial Experts: Social Knowledge and Intelligent Machines

Used - A machine is what we make of it. It can mimic us if we can mimic it, or help it out, or overlook its mistakes. In "Artificial Experts sociologist Harry Collins explains what computers can't do, but also studies the ordinary and extraordinary things that they can do. He argues that although machines are limited because we cannot reproduce in symbols what every community knows, we give them abilities because of the way we embed them in our society. He unfolds a compelling account of the dif

Unstructured scientific computation on scalable multiprocessors

Used - Unstructured and dynamically varying algorithms are playing an increasingly important role in the solution of large-scale scientific problems on large-scale computers. This book focuses on the implementation of such algorithms on parallel computers, such as hypercubes and the Connection Machine(R), that can be scaled up to incredible performances. The algorithms covered include those for partial differential equations and sparse linear algebra.The nineteen contributions describe methods t

Visualization & Modeling

Used - When computers were first used to process large data sets, computer graphics provided users with simple visualizations. Today, this discipline of scientific visualization is a mature one which can transform any type of numeric data into an image. Such images range from simple static graphics to complex animated 3D sequences. Visualization techniques have wide-ranging applications in diverse areas such as financial forecasting business, medicine, meterology and engineering. This text bring

Understanding Computers and Information Processing: Today and Tomorrow

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Microcomputer Applications in Geology

Used - The first book on the application of microcomputers in the earth sciences. Topics covered include geophysics, data management and retrieval, digitizing and graphics, as well as applications for specific geologic disciplines such as structural geology, petrology, image analysis, and artificial intelligence. There are also three papers introducing geologists to computers, databases and microcomputers.