Download or read book Lost in Las Vegas written by Dan Greenburg and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After crashing their spaceship in the Nevada desert, Klatu, Lek, and their sister Ploo go to Las Vegas in search of the one mechanic who can fix it.

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Download or read book Handbook of Randomized Computing written by Sanguthevar Rajasekaran and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Database Theory ICDT 99 written by Catriel Beeri and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-05-20 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Databaseresearchisa?eldofcomputersciencewheretheorymeetsapplications. Many concepts and methods, that were regarded as issues of theoretical interest when initially proposed, are now included in implemented database systems and related products. Examples abound in the ?elds of database design, query languages, query optimization, concurrency control, statistical databases, and many others. The papers contained in this volume were presented at ICDT’99, the 7th - ternationalConferenceonDatabaseTheory,inJerusalem,Israel,January10–12, 1999. ICDT is an international forum for research on the principles of database systems. It is a biennial conference, and has a tradition of being held in beau- ful European sites: Rome in 1986, Bruges in 1988, Paris in 1990, Berlin in 1992, Prague in 1995, and Delphi in 1997. From 1992, ICDT has been merged with another series of conferences on theoretical aspects of database systems, The Symposium on Mathematical Fundamentals of Database Systems (MFDBS), that was initiated in Dresden (1987), and continued in Visegrad (1989) and Rostock (1991). ICDT aims to enhance the exchange of ideas and cooperation in database research both within uni?ed Europe, and between Europe and the other continents. ICDT’99 was organized in cooperation with: ACM Special Interest Group on Management of Data (Sigmod) IEEE Israel Chapter ILA — The Israel Association for Information Processing EDBT Foundation ICDT’99 was sponsored by: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Tel Aviv University Tandem Labs Israel, a Compaq Company This volume contains 26 technical papers selected from 89 submissions.

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Download or read book Randomized Algorithms written by Rajeev Motwani and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-08-25 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents basic tools from probability theory used in algorithmic applications, with concrete examples.

Download or read book Design and Analysis of Randomized Algorithms written by J. Hromkovic and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-06-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systematically teaches key paradigmic algorithm design methods Provides a deep insight into randomization

Download or read book Cryptography written by Douglas R. Stinson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-02-27 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), elliptic curve DSA, the secure hash algorithm...these and other major advances made in recent years precipitated this comprehensive revision of the standard-setting text and reference, Cryptography: Theory and Practice. Now more tightly focused on the core areas, it contains many additional topics as well as thoroughly updated treatments of topics presented in the first edition. There is increased emphasis on general concepts, but the outstanding features that first made this a bestseller all remain, including its mathematical rigor, numerous examples, pseudocode descriptions of algorithms, and clear, precise explanations. Highlights of the Second Edition: Explains the latest Federal Information Processing Standards, including the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1), and the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) Uses substitution-permutation networks to introduce block cipher design and analysis concepts Explains both linear and differential cryptanalysis Presents the Random Oracle model for hash functions Addresses semantic security of RSA and Optional Asymmetric Encryption Padding Discusses Wiener's attack on low decryption exponent RSA Overwhelmingly popular and relied upon in its first edition, now, more than ever, Cryptography: Theory and Practice provides an introduction to the field ideal for upper-level students in both mathematics and computer science. More highlights of the Second Edition: Provably secure signature schemes: Full Domain Hash Universal hash families Expanded treatment of message authentication codes More discussions on elliptic curves Lower bounds for the complexity of generic algorithms for the discrete logarithm problem Expanded treatment of factoring algorithms Security definitions for signature schemes

Download or read book The Zen of Exotic Computing written by Peter M. Kogge and published by SIAM. This book was released on 2022-12-07 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Turing/von Neumann model of computing is dominant today but is by no means the only one. This textbook explores an important subset of alternatives, including those such as quantum and neuromorphic, which receive daily news attention. The models are organized into distinct groups. After a review of the Turing/von Neumann model to set the stage, the author discusses those that have their roots in the Turing/von Neumann model but perform potentially large numbers of computations in parallel; models that do away with the preplanned nature of the classical model and compute from just a statement of the problem; others that are simply mathematically different, such as probabilistic and reversible computation; models based on physical phenomena such as neurons; and finally those that leverage unique physical phenomena directly, such as quantum, optical, and DNA-based computing. Suggested readings provide a jumping-off point for deeper learning. A supplemental website contains chapters that did not make it into the book, as well as exercises, projects, and additional resources that will be useful for more in-depth investigations. The Zen of Exotic Computing is intended for computer science students interested in understanding alternative models of computing. It will also be of interest to researchers and practitioners interested in emerging technology such as quantum computing, machine learning, and AI.

Download or read book Design and Analysis of Algorithms written by Parag H. Dave and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All aspects pertaining to algorithm design and algorithm analysis have been discussed over the chapters in this book-- Design and Analysis of Algorithms"--Resource description page.