Source Book Teach Eng Forn LAN

By Kenneth Lighty

A resource book for English-teaching assistants.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0435240609
• ISBN13: 9780435240608
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 144 Pages

Customer Reviews

In a League of His Own

I am not a computer expert but I have been immersed in computer books for the past couple of years in order to jump-start a new career. I can say without hesitation that in my reading experience Daniel Hillis has no peer in writing about computers. I suspect he has no peer in his field of research as well, but I'm not qualified to comment on that. This book is a joy to read. So rare that a great technical mind can communicate...

Insanely great

I took a one-year intensive detour into computer programming with the idea of becoming a programmer. The single best thing I got out of it was an acquaintance with this book. It is very short and perfectly clear, yet it is also the deepest reflection on computers I know of. I'm not alone in thinking this--writing in the eminent magazine New Scientist, the reviewer Peter Thomas called it "The best book on computers I have ever...

Henceforth, computers shall tremble before me!

In this book, Hillis has managed to cover all of the basics of how computers operate, from theory like Boolean algebra and finite state machines, up to applications of the theory like multiprocessors and their limits. He even manages to find space to discuss Turing's Halting Problem, and Godel's Incompleteness Theorem. To fit so much information into such a small book, Hillis has minimised his explanations, to the point...

Excellent Overview on the Field of Computation

Reading Hillis' book is full of joy. His insights inspired many thoughts I never had during those computer and logic design courses. The examples he gave are illustrative and illuminating. People interested in or fascinated by the "mysterious" power of computers should grasp the central ideas of computation after finishing this book.Very easy to read. A truly nice piece.

An Inspiration for Worn-Out Computer Scientists

Daniel Hillis has a unique view of technology that many have called "child-like". In his writing, there comes through not only a deep understanding of the subject, but also a genuine interest and excitment. And the best part? Its contagious.I've been a computer science major for several years, and, after reading this book, I realized that I'd forgotten why I first chose this profession. This book reminded me about how...