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1977

Lions’ Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition with Source Code

unix

tech

computer-science

technical

John Lions - 1977

This legendary underground classic, reproduced without modification, is really two works in one:▪︎ the complete source code to an early version of the UNIX operating system; and▪︎ a brilliant commentary on that code by John LionsDennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson, and other UNIX luminaries have contributed new essays on the enduring value of this Computer Science masterpiece.Lions’ marriage of source code with commentary was originally used as an operating systems textbook, a purpose for which it remains well-suited.

As a self-study UNIX conceptual tutorial, it has informed and inspired computer professionals and advanced operating system students for over twenty years.

Artificial Intelligence

computer-science

artificial-intelligence

science

Patrick Henry Winston - 1977

This book explains how it is possible for computers to reason and perceive, thus introducing the field called artificial intelligence.

From the book, you learn why the field is important, both as a branch of engineering and as a science. If you are a computer scientist or an engineer, you will enjoy the book, because it provides a cornucopia of new ideas for representing knowledge, using knowledge, and building practical systems. If you are a psychologist, biologist, linguist, or philosopher, you will enjoy the book because it provides an exciting computational perspective on the mystery of intelligence. The Knowledge You Need This completely rewritten and updated edition of Artificial Intelligence reflects the revolutionary progress made since the previous edition was published. Part I is about representing knowledge and about reasoning methods that make use of knowledge. The material covered includes the semantic-net family of representations, describe and match, generate and test, means-ends analysis, problem reduction, basic search, optimal search, adversarial search, rule chaining, the rete algorithm, frame inheritance, topological sorting, constraint propagation, logic, truth

The Adolescence of P-1

science-fiction

fiction

sci-fi

Thomas J. Ryan - 1977

This is the story of P-1, the most charming--and frightening--literary "child" since Robert Heinlein's Mycroft Holmes, and a tour de force in the literary exploration of artificial intelligence.A young college student writes a self replicating computer “virus,” programed to survive, that becomes self aware.

The program grows and makes mistakes and learns.In 1984 it was adapted into a Canadian-made for TV film entitled "Hide and Seek".

An Introduction to Microcomputers Vol 0: The Beginner's Book

Adam Osborne - 1977

Computer Methods for Mathematical Computations

George E. Forsythe - 1977

Subroutines and exercises for the computer solution of problems involving matrices, integrals, differential equations, spline functions, zeros and extrema of functions, least squares, and Monte Carlo techniques.

Intended primarily for a course in numerical computing, this text can be used as supplement to a more theoretical text in a numerical analysis course. The programs have been carefully written so that they easily may be used on a wide variety of computers with little or no modification (from the dustjacket) FORTRAN subroutines. Includes - Introd & bibliography; Floating-Point Computation; Random Number generation & Monte Carlo methods; Optimization; Singular Value Decomposition; Interpolation; more.