Multiagent systems consist of multiple autonomous entities having different information and/or diverging interests. This comprehensive introduction to the field offers a computer science perspective, but also draws on ideas from game theory, economics, operations...
Computers are now used in almost all aspects of human activity. One of their main uses is to manage information, which in some cases involves simply holding data for future retrieval and in other cases serving as the backbone for managing the life cycle of complex...
At the highest level of description, this book is about data mining. However, it focuses on data mining of very large amounts of data, that is, data so large it does not fit in main memory. Because of the emphasis on size, many of our examples are about the Web or...
Why is this book different from all other books on mathematical probability and statistics? The key aspect is the book’s consistently applied approach, especially important for engineering students. The applied nature comes is manifested in a number of senses....
This book teaches two different sorts of things, woven together. It teaches you how to read and write mathematical proofs. It provides a survey of basic mathematical objects, notation, and techniques which will be useful in later computer science courses. These...
