Presents a practical/applied approach to IT topics such as information management, net-centric computing, and human/computer interaction. This book offers information on Web-based software, speech recognition, data mining, cryptography, and distributed-objects computing.

Highlights of the Second Edition: coverage that reaches across all 11 subject areas of the discipline as defined in Computing Curricula 2001, now the standard taxonomy; more than 70 chapters revised or replaced; emphasis on a more practical/applied approach to IT topics such as information management, net-centric computing, and human computer interaction; more than 150 contributing authors - all recognized experts in their respective specialties; and, new chapters on: cryptography, computational chemistry, computational astrophysics, human-centered software development, cognitive modeling, transaction processing, data compression scripting languages, and event-driven programming software architecture.

Computer Science: The Discipline and its ImpactAllen B. Tucker, Jr. and Peter WegnerEthical Issues for Computer ScientistsKeith W. Miller and Deborah G. JohnsonSECTION
I: ALGORITHMS AND COMPLEXITY, Mikhail J. AtallahBasic Techniques for Design and Analysis of AlgorithmsEdward M. ReingoldData StructuresRoberto Tamassia and Bryan M. CantrillComplexity TheoryEric Allender, Michael C. Loui, and Kenneth W. ReganFormal Models and ComputabilityTao Jiang, Ming Li, and Bala RavikumarGraph and Network AlgorithmsSamir Khuller and Balaji RaghavachariAlgebraic AlgorithmsAngel Diaz, Erich Kalt ofen, and Victor Y. PanCryptographyJonathan KatzParallel AlgorithmsGuy E. Blelloch and Bruce M. MaggsComputational GeometryD. T. LeeRandomized AlgorithmsRajeev Motwani and Prabhakar RaghavanPattern Matching and Text Compression AlgorithmsMaxime Crochemore and Thierry Lecroq deGenetic AlgorithmsStephanie ForrestCombinatorial OptimizationVijay Chandru and M. R. RaoSECTION II: ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANIZATION, Keith BakerDigital LogicMiriam LeeserDigital Computer ArchitectureDavid R. KaeliMemory SystemsDouglas Burger, James R. Goodman, and Gurindar S. SohiBusesWindsor W. Hsu and Jih-Kwon PeirInput/Output Devices and Interaction TechniquesKen Hinckley, Robert
J. K. Jacob, and Colin WareSecondary Storage SystemsAlexander ThomasianHigh-Speed Computer ArithmeticEarl E. Swartzlander JrParallel ArchitecturesMichael J. Flynn and Kevin W. RuddArchitecture and NetworksRobert S. RoosFault ToleranceEdward J. McCluskey and Subhasish MitraSECTION III: COMPUTATIONAL
SCIENCE, Joe ThompsonGeometry-Grid GenerationBharat K. Soni
and Nigel P. WeatherillScientific VisualizationWilliam R. Sherman, Alan B. Craig, M. Pauline Baker, and Colleen BushellComputational Structural MechanicsAhmed K. NoorComputational
ElectromagneticsJ. S. ShangComputational Fluid DynamicsDavid A. CaugheyComputational Ocean ModelingLakshmi Kantha and Steve PiacsekComputational ChemistryFrederick J. Heldrich, Clyde R. Metz, Henry Donato, Kristin D. Krantzman,Sandra Harper, Jason S. Overby, and Gamil A. GuirgisComputational AstrophysicsJon Hakkila, Derek Buzasi, and Robert J. ThackerComputational BiologyDavid T. KingsburySECTION IV: GRAPHICS AND VISUAL COMPUTING, Donald H. HouseOverview of Three-Dimensional
Computer GraphicsDonald H. HouseGeometric PrimitivesAlyn P.
RockwoodAdvanced Geometric ModelingDavid S. EbertMainstream
Rendering TechniquesAlan Watt and Steve MaddockSampling, Reconstruction, and AntialiasingGeorge WolbergComputer AnimationNadia Magnenat Thalmann and Daniel ThalmannVolume VisualizationArie Kaufman and Klaus MuellerVirtual RealitySteve Bryson.Computer VisionDaniel HuttenlocherSECTION V: HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION, John M. CarrollThe Organizational Contexts of Development and UseJonathan Grudin and M. Lyn