Algorithms in Modern Mathematics and Computer Science.

Abstract

The life and work of the ninth century scientist al-Khwarizmi, 'the father of algebra and algorithms,' is surveyed briefly. Then a random sampling technique is used in an attempt to better understand the kinds of thinking that good mathematicians and computer scientists do and to analyze whether such thinking is significantly 'algorithmic' in nature. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA089912

Entities

People

  • Donald Knuth

Organizations

  • Stanford University

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Equations
  • Language
  • Mathematics
  • Numbers
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Personality
  • Polynomials
  • Programming Languages
  • Quadratic Equations
  • Real Numbers
  • Social Sciences
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  • Library and Information Science
  • Theoretical Analysis.