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Chapter 12: Looking Forward

Chapter 12: Looking Forward

pp. 657-660

Authors

David Liben-Nowell, Carleton College, Minnesota
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Summary

This book has introduced the mathematical foundations of computerscience—the conceptual building blocks of, among other things, thelarge, complex computational systems that have become central aspects of ourdaily lives, some of which have already genuinely and meaningfully improvedthe world in their own unique ways, profound and small. Understanding andreasoning about these fundamental building blocks is necessary for you tounderstand, develop, and evaluate the key ideas of these many newapplications of computer science, and introducing these foundations has beenthe underlying goal of this book.

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