Mathematics and Computation: A Theory Revolutionizing Technology and Science
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Mathematics and Computation: A Theory Revolutionizing Technology and Science
By (Author) Avi Wigderson
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
6th January 2020
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Mathematical theory of computation
511.352
Physical Properties
Hardback
440
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Description
An introduction to computational complexity theory, its connections and interactions with mathematics, and its central role in the natural and social sciences, technology, and philosophy Mathematics and Computation provides a broad, conceptual overview of computational complexity theory-the mathematical study of efficient computation. With impor
Reviews
"Avi Wigderson, Co-Winner of the Abel Prize, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters"
"Avi Wigderson's new 440-page book, Mathematics and Computation: A Theory Revolutionizing Technology and Science (Princeton University Press, October 2019), lays out a commanding overview of the theory of computing and argues for its central role in human thought."---Allyn Jackson, Communications of the ACM
"This must-read book provides a high-level, enjoyable overview of numerous parts of mathematics that are related to computation in general, and computational complexity in particular." * Choice *
Author Bio
Avi Wigderson is the Herbert H. Maass Professor in the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
