TY - BOOK AU - Tucker,Allen B. TI - THE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING HANDBOOK SN - 0849329094 U1 - 004 PY - 1997/// CY - Boca Raton, Fla. PB - CRC Press KW - Computer science KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Engineering N1 - A CRC Handbook Published in cooperation with ACM, The Association for Computing - "Cover"; 1. Computer Science and Engineering : The Discipline and Its Impact. - 2. Ethical Issues for Computer Scientists and Engineers. - Section 1. Algorithms and Data Structures. - Section II. Architecture. - Section III. Artifical Intelligence and Robotics. - Section IV. Computational Science. - Section V. Database and Information Retrieval. - Section VI. Graphics. - Section VII. Human-Computer Interaction. - Section VIII. Operating Systems and Networks. - Section IX. Programming Languages. - Section X. Software Engineering. - Appendixes. - Indexes N2 - The Computer Science and Engineering Handbook characterizes the current state of theory and practice in the field. In this single volume you can find quick answers to the questions that affect your work everyday. The 113 chapters describe fundamental principles, "best practices", research horizon, and their impact upon the professions and society. Glossaries of key terms, references, and sources for further information, including key World Wide Web sites, provide you with the most complete information on every topic. The broad scope of this Handbook unites practice and theory, filling the gap between introductory textbooks and research journals. It is a one-step reference that no one working in or studying computer science and engineering can afford to be without. - Back cover ER -