Models of Computation An Introduction to Computability Theory /

An Introduction to Computability Theory provides an introduction to the essential concepts in computability, using several models of computation, from Turing machines to the modern computation models inspired by quantum physics. It is addressed to advanced undergraduate students, as a complement to...

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Main Author: Fernǹdez, Maribel. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
Edition:1.
Series:Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science,
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-434-8
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505 0 # |a Introduction -- Part I Traditional Models of Computation -- Automata and Turing Machines -- The Lambda Calculus -- Recursive Functions -- Logic-Based Models of Computation -- Part II Modern Models of Computation -- Computing with Objects -- Interaction-Based Models of Computation -- Concurrency -- Emergent Models of Computation -- Answers to Selected Exercises -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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