The art of doing science and engineering : learning to learn / Richard W. Hamming.
By: Hamming, Richard N.
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BookPublisher: Australia : Gordon and Breach, 1993Description: ix, 364 p. : ill ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 9056995006 .Subject(s): Science
| EngineeringDDC classification: 500 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 500 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00070330 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Highly effective thinking is an art that engineers and scientists can be taught to develop. By presenting actual experiences and analyzing them as they are described, the author conveys the developmental thought processes employed and shows a style of thinking that leads to successful results is something that can be learned. Along with spectacular successes, the author also conveys how failures contributed to shaping the thought processes.
Provides the reader with a style of thinking that will enhance a person's ability to function as a problem-solver of complex technical issues. Consists of a collection of stories about the author's participation in significant discoveries, relating how those discoveries came about and, most importantly, provides analysis about the thought processes and reasoning that took place as the author and his associates progressed through engineering problems.
Includes index.
Orientation -- Foundations of the digital (discrete) revolution -- History of computer - hardware -- History of computer - software -- History of computer - applications -- Limits of computes applications -- Limits of computer applications - ai - l -- Limits of computer applications - ai - ll -- Limits of computer applications - ai - lll -- N - dimensional space -- Coding theory - l -- Coding theory - ll -- Error correcting codes -- Information theory -- Digital filters - l -- Digital filters - ll -- Digital filters - lll -- Digital filters - iv -- Simulation - l -- Simulation -ll -- Simulation - lll -- Fibre optics -- Computer aided instruction - cai -- Mathematics -- Quantum Mechanics -- Creativity -- Experts -- Unreliable data -- Systems engineering -- You get what you measure -- You and your research.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. vii)
- Introduction (p. xi)
- 1 Orientation (p. 1)
- 2 Foundations of the Digital (Discrete) (p. 13)
- 3 History of Computers-Harware (p. 27)
- 4 History of Computers-Software (p. 39)
- 5 History of Computer Application (p. 55)
- 6 Artificial Intelligence-I (p. 67)
- 7 Artificial Intelligence-Ii (p. 79)
- 8 Artificial Intelligenc-Iii (p. 93)
- 9 N-Dimensional Space (p. 97)
- 10 Coding Theory-I (p. 113)
- 11 Coding Theory-Ii (p. 125)
- 12 Error Correcting Codes (p. 137)
- 13 Information Theory (p. 149)
- 14 Digital Filters-I (p. 163)
- 15 Digital Filters-Ii (p. 179)
- 16 Digital Filters-Iii (p. 193)
- 17 Digital Filters-Iv (p. 203)
- 18 Simulation-I (p. 213)
- 19 Simulation-Ii (p. 223)
- 20 Simulation-Iii (p. 233)
- 21 Fiber Optics (p. 249)
- 22 Computer Aided Instruction-Cai (p. 259)
- 23 Mathematics (p. 269)
- 24 Quantum Mechanics (p. 283)
- 25 Creativity (p. 293)
- 26 Experts (p. 303)
- 27 Unreliable Data (p. 313)
- 28 Systems Engineering (p. 325)
- 29 You Get What You Measure (p. 337)
- 30 You and Your Research (p. 349)
- Index (p. 361)