Studies in Computer Science: In Honor of Samuel D. Conte

by John R. Rice (Editor), Richard A. DeMillo (Editor)

Overview

This book is the proceedings ofa conference held November 1-3, 1989, to honor Samuel D. Conte for his many contributions to computer sci­ ences at Purdue University and to the profession as a whole. The computer sciences program reflected the breadth of Conte's interests and ac­ complishments; there were tributes to Conte, perspectives on computer science itself, and research papers. The first part of these proceedings chronicles the career and contributions; much of it is based on Conte's remarks made at the conference banquet. The second part of the proceedings starts with one vision of the future of computer sciences given in Peter Denning's keynote address. Historical accounts of building successful educational programs in computer sciences follow. The third part consists of seven research contributions, primarily from past or present colleagues. These include Conte's numerical analysis, computational geometry, and discussions of software engineering. The conference was organized by the Purdue University Department of Computer Sciences and the Software Engineering Research Center at Purdue. Both of these organizations were founded by Conte, so is fitting for them to recognize their founder's achievements in such a con­ crete way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306446979
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	11/30/1994
Series:	Software Science and Engineering Series
Pages:	254
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Samuel D. Conte: Introduction; F. Haas. Computer Science: Past and Future: Worldnet; P.J. Denning. The Origins of Computing and Computer Science at Purdue University; S. Rosen, J.R. Rice. History of the Computer Sciences Department at Purdue University; J.R. Rice, S. Rosen. An Overview of the Carnegie Mellon University Master of Software Engineering Program; N.E. Gibbs. Lessons Learned in Building a Successful Undergraduate Information Systems Academic Program; T.I.M. Ho. Research Contributions: Polynomial Interpolation in Several Variables; C. de Boor. An Exterior Point Algorithm for Linear Programming Implemented on the SX2 Supercomputer; L.D. Pyle, S.H. Kim. Parallel Multilevel Methods; D.M. Young, Jr., B. Vona. Using Algebraic Geometry for Multivariate Hermite Interpolation; C.L. Bajaj. Toward Formalizing Control Systems Simulation Software; J.E. Hollingsworth. On the Sensitivity of Differential Equations; R.V.M. Zahar. 3 additional articles. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Traces the history of computer science at Purdue University, emphasizing the contributions of Conte, and discusses some of the topics that have interested him, such as numerical analysis, computational geometry, and software engineering. Seven of the 11 papers, from a November 1993 conference at Purdue, are research reports. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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