Computer science is the science of the future, and already underlies every facet of business and technology, and much of our everyday lives. In addition, it will play a crucial role in the science the 21st century, which will be dominated by biology and biochemistry, similar to the role of mathematics in the physical sciences of the 20th century. In this award-winning best-seller, the author and his co-author focus on the fundamentals of computer science, which revolve around the notion of the "algorithm." They discuss the design of algorithms, and their efficiency and correctness, the inherent limitations of algorithms and computation, quantum algorithms, concurrency, large systems and artificial intelligence. Throughout, the authors, in their own words, stress the 'fundamental and robust nature of the science in a form that is virtually independent of the details of specific computers, languages and formalisms'.

This version of the book is published to celebrate 25 years since its first edition, and in honor of the Alan M. Turing Centennial year. Turing was a true pioneer of computer science, whose work forms the underlying basis of much of this book. "

The best selling 'Algorithmics' presents the most important, concepts, methods and results that are fundamental to the science of computing. It starts by introducing the basic ideas of algorithms, including their structures and methods of data manipulation. It then goes on to demonstrate how to design accurate and efficient algorithms, and discusses their inherent limitations. As the author himself says in the preface to the book; 'This book attempts to present a readable account of some of the most important and basic topics of computer science, stressing the fundamental and robust nature of the science in a form that is virtually independent of the details of specific computers, languages and formalisms'.

Information technology is a rapidly changing field in which researchers and devel- ers must continuously set their vision on the next generation of technologies and the systems that they enable. The Next Generation Information Technologies and Systems (NGITS) series of conferences provides a forum for presenting and discussing the latest advances in information technology. NGITS conferences are international events held in Israel; previous conferences have taken place in 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, and 2006. In addition to 14 reviewed papers, the conference featured two keynote lectures and an invited talk by notable experts. The selected papers may be classified roughly in five broad areas: * Middleware and Integration * Modeling * Healthcare/Biomedical * Service and Information Management * Applications NGITS 2009 also included a demonstration session and an industrial track focusing on how to make software development more efficient by cutting expenses with techn- ogy and infrastructures. This event is the culmination of efforts by many talented and dedicated individuals.

Dieses Buch schliesst die augenfallige Lucke in der Literatur zur Computerrevolution. Erstaunlicherweise gibt es bisher fur technisch orientierte Leser und Computerspezialisten nur wenig Material zur Wissenschaft des Rechnens. Unverstandlich - angesichts der Fulle von Literatur zu naturwissenschaftlichen Fachbereichen wie Physik, Biologie oder Chemie der Mathematik. Es herrscht akuter Bedarf an einer technisch detaillierten Darstellung der Grundlagen der Informatik. Dieses Buch schildert in sehr gut lesbarer Form einige der wichtigsten und grundlegendsten Themen. Dabei hebt es die elementare, robuste Natur dieser Wissenschaft hervor - unabhangig von den Details spezieller Computer, Computersprachen und Formalismen. Das Buch dient als Grundlage fur einsemestrige Einfuhrungskurse oder als Informatik-Einfuhrung in die Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik oder das Ingenieurwesen.

Computer science is the science of the future, and already underlies every facet of business and technology, and much of our everyday lives. In addition, it will play a crucial role in the science the 21st century, which will be dominated by biology and biochemistry, similar to the role of mathematics in the physical sciences of the 20th century. In this award-winning best-seller, the author and his co-author focus on the fundamentals of computer science, which revolve around the notion of the "algorithm." They discuss the design of algorithms, and their efficiency and correctness, the inherent limitations of algorithms and computation, quantum algorithms, concurrency, large systems and artificial intelligence. Throughout, the authors, in their own words, stress the 'fundamental and robust nature of the science in a form that is virtually independent of the details of specific computers, languages and formalisms'.

This version of the book is published to celebrate 25 years since its first edition, and in honor of the Alan M. Turing Centennial year. Turing was a true pioneer of computer science, whose work forms the underlying basis of much of this book. "

Dieses Buch schliesst die augenfallige Lucke in der Literatur zur Computerrevolution. Erstaunlicherweise gibt es bisher fur technisch orientierte Leser und Computerspezialisten nur wenig Material zur Wissenschaft des Rechnens. Unverstandlich - angesichts der Fulle von Literatur zu naturwissenschaftlichen Fachbereichen wie Physik, Biologie oder Chemie der Mathematik. Es herrscht akuter Bedarf an einer technisch detaillierten Darstellung der Grundlagen der Informatik. Dieses Buch schildert in sehr gut lesbarer Form einige der wichtigsten und grundlegendsten Themen. Dabei hebt es die elementare, robuste Natur dieser Wissenschaft hervor - unabhangig von den Details spezieller Computer, Computersprachen und Formalismen. Das Buch dient als Grundlage fur einsemestrige Einfuhrungskurse oder als Informatik-Einfuhrung in die Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik oder das Ingenieurwesen.

Un'eccellente introduzione agli algoritmi, alla loro struttura, a come modificano i dati, alla computabilita e alla complessita, il libro e scritto in una forma allo stesso tempo elegante e schietto che fa si che possa essere considerato sia un valido testo per un corso introduttivo di Informatica, sia un tesoro da custodire per i programmatori provetti e i progettisti di software.