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No other volume provides as broad, as thorough, or as accessible an introduction to the realm of computer science as A. K. Dewdney's The Turing Omnibus.

For everyone from the curious beginner to the working professional, The New Turing Omnibus offers 66 concise, brilliantly written mathematically oriented articles on the major points of interest in computer science theory, technology, and applications. Foundational for this tour: information on algorithms, detecting primes, noncomputable functions, and self-replicating computers--plus fundamental sections on the Mandelbrot set, genetic algorithms, the Newton-Raphson Method, neural networks that learn, DOS systems for personal computers, and computer viruses.

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“Wonderfully concise discussions . . . full of wit . . . It is nearly the perfect book for the noncomputer scientists who want to learn something about the field.” ―Nature

“Recommended as a general topics source for anyone interested in computer science. Dewdney's use of unusual and practical examples and illustrations to explain the material makes his very readable prose even better.” ―Choice

“A useful book of worthwhile diversions.” ―Computer Books Review

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A. K. Dewdney teaches computer science at the University of Western Ontario.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Holt Paperbacks; Enlarged, Enlarged and Updated Editon edition (July 15, 1993)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0805071660
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0805071665
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.64 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.44 x 0.95 x 9.43 inches

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Sean Head

This is the best bathroom reading book I've ever found

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2016

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This is the best bathroom reading book I've ever found. Even after a tech heavy high school career and 4 years of CS in college, no one thought I needed to know physical heuristics to NP algorithms or 10 lines of code needed to display a fractal, etc.

Really love this book, highly recommended. Some essays are easy and can be casually cruised through in 5 minutes, others are very tech heavy and you'll need external research books to be able to get through the barely explained equations (esp. Art of Computer Programming), but they are all very interesting to learn about.

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Matt Withum

Great Book for CS Concepts

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2013

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Love this book - even though it is fairly old (in Computer Science years) it is still relevant. It covers many of the CS concepts we take for granted today.

I will say - it is not for the layman. I think you would have to have a CS background, or at least a good math background to grasp many of the concepts.

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Gary Sprandel

From 6 to 666 hours to understand

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2004

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What you get out of the book depends upon how much you want to put into in. A reader of this book, could decide to just understand the general ideas, follow the detailed mathematics, or perhaps program on a computer (for example sorting routines, hashing and the like). Each of the excursions is well covered, sometimes witty, but at times I got bogged-down in the symbols. The chapter on "analog computation" coming in the middle of a book was a welcome relief presenting ideas of sorting, shortest path and minimum trees using spaghetti and strings without mathematics (and would be a good chapter to give to non-computer science friends if they ever make the mistake of asking you what sort of problems you think about). The chapter on neural networks, I thought was also clear. There are also some of the classic computer science problems presented such as the Tower of Hanoi, or "A man ponders how to ferry a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage across of river".

The 66 excursions cover a lot of ground, but often return to Turing machines, finite-state machines, and NP-completeness problems. I might have enjoyed more on algorithm analysis, computer languages, and game analysis. Additionally there are new topics since this 1992 publication, such as quantum computing, Bioinformatics, Internet related topics on virus and encrypting, and a raft of social questions including privacy. I hope the "Turing omnibus" refuels for another update.

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Jason Gauci

Fantastic book, a must read for any Computer Science student

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2009

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If you are interested in Computer Science, reading this book is like watching a "Best Of" from your favorite TV show. It has a a 3-5 page headline on 66 different topics (with references, a must-have for academics) written so that anyone can understand the general idea without any background in the area being described.

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Patti of San Antonio, TX

Son thinks it's great

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2013

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this was a gift for my computer loving son who says he was very pleased to get it. Amazon saved me the trouble of hunting through the very limited pool of remaining bookstores.

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2015

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I was so excited because this book came by recommendation of a number of my colleagues but turns out it's actually pretty dry. It's great in that you can pick and choose the topics for which you are interested, but the way it's written didn't resonate so well with me.

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Jason Rawlins

A fun and interesting book on computer science

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2010

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I really got a kick out of this book. It's a creative exploration of various computer science concepts. I actually gave this to my college AI teacher because I thought it was a better book than what we used.

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John Kenyon

Good overview of the basic ideas

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2006

The New Turing Omnibus is a gentle pass over many of the abstract concepts of computer science. It focuses on concepts, so if you want to learn to program in a given language, or if you want to master your Windows or Linux OS, look elsewhere. However, it does review all of the theoretical matters, from automata to logic maps, algorithmic analysis and beyond. It is a great read for a budding Computer Scientist, Electrical Engineer or Mathematician. Ideal readers would be younger students in Math or CompSci who want a gentle introduction to the real underlying concepts that govern all of Computer Science. Definatly a must for all CompSci book shelves.

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Ron Balla

Great hobby programming book!

Reviewed in Canada on June 26, 2020

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Fantastic book on cool little programming gems.

Andy

Fantastic taster of advanced topics

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2020

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I read this book when I was in high school and it was my gateway to university-level computer science. This book is a great starting point for understanding a wide variety of topics, but brushes over a lot of detail. I think the best way to use this book is to get a taste of what specific parts of computer science you're actually interested in, and then looking things up to get a solid understanding of what that particular chapter is about. Highly recommend for anyone considering a computer science course.

Amudhan Shankar Narayanan

Good quality

Reviewed in India on July 26, 2018

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Item in very good quality

Peter Salvi

Both for enthusiasts and professionals

Reviewed in Germany on August 7, 2015

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This is a collection of 66 topics, ranging from formal languages and algorithms to computer vision and cryptography. There is even a description on how to build a minimal computer. Each chapter is only a few pages, just long enough to spark your interest, recommend some relevant books, and present some problems to think about.
Sadly, this Holt Paperbacks edition contains quite a lot of misprints. Still, it's a wonderful book.

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Kevin Lee

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on March 31, 2018

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