Describes basic ideas underlying evolutionary algorithms. This book covers such topics as fitness evaluation, constraint-handling techniques, population structures, advanced techniques in evolutionary computation, and the implementation of evolutionary algorithms. It is suitable for students of evol..
These proceedings originated from a conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the publication of Richard Courant's seminal paper, Variational Methods for Problems of Equilibrium and Vibration. These papers address fundamental questions in numerical analysis and the special problems that occur..
This computer science book gives a clear, comprehensive introduction to formal language theory and its applications in computer science. It is meant as the basis of a one-term course on this subject at the undergraduate level. It covers all rudimental topics concerning formal languages and their mod..
Containing expository and research papers on the geometric and analytic aspects of Fourier analysis, this work discusses fresh approaches to classical problems in the theory of trigonometric series, singular integrals/pseudo-differential operators, Fourier analysis on various groups, and numerical a..
A tribute to Professor Kaisa Sere’s contributions to the field of computer science, From Action Systems to Distributed Systems: The Refinement Approach presents state-of-the-art information on the themes of distributed systems and refinement. This is the first book to examine the impact of refinemen..
The instant access that hackers have to the latest tools and techniques demands that companies become more aggressive in defending the security of their networks. Conducting a network vulnerability assessment, a self-induced hack attack, identifies the network components and faults in policies, and ..
The importance of numerical integration in so many areas of science and technology has made a practical, up-to-date reference on this subject long overdue. This handbook discusses quadrature rules for finite and infinite range integrals and their applications in differential and integral equations, ..
With a substantial amount of new material, this best-selling handbook provides comprehensive coverage of linear algebra concepts, applications, and computational software packages in an easy-to-use format. It guides readers from the very elementary aspects of the subject to the frontiers of current ..
Hybrid Intelligent Techniques for Pattern Analysis and Understanding outlines the latest research on the development and application of synergistic approaches to pattern analysis in real-world scenarios...
This volume covers the following areas of computer science: hardware, computer systems organization, software, data, the theory of computation, mathematics of computing, information systems, computing methodologies, and computer applications. It also discusses areas of computational science, includi..
This book is a comprehensive introduction to Internet Infrastructure. It covers wired and wireless networks, the Internet (specifically the TCP/IP protocol), the domain name system (DNS), web servers and the HTTP/HTTPS protocols, web caches and various proxy server protocols, establishing IP address..
Emphasizing analytical skill development and problem solving, this book shows how to implement computational models using the flexible and easy-to-use Python programming language. It provides the foundation for more advanced work in scientific computing. The book uses the Python programming language..