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Computation
Computation is any type of calculation that includes both arithmetical and non-arithmetical steps and follows a well-defined model understood and described as, for example, an algorithm.
The study of computation is paramount to the discipline of computer science.
The study of computation is paramount to the discipline of computer science.
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Thirty years ago, we used to ask: Can a computer simulate all processes of logic? The answer was yes, but the question was surely wrong. We should have asked: Can logic simulate all sequences of cause and effect? And the answer would have been no.
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― Mind and Nature: A Necessary Unity
― Mind and Nature: A Necessary Unity
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Theory is relevant to you because it shows you a new, simpler, and more elegant side of computers, which we normally consider to be complicated machines. The best computer designs and applications are conceived with elegance in mind. A theoretical course can heighten your aesthetic sense and help you build more beautiful systems.
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― Introduction to the Theory of Computation
― Introduction to the Theory of Computation
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