Springer will publish the first three volumes in its new Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science (UTiCS) series in April 2007. The series will cover a wide range of computer science subjects using a modular approach, providing textbooks which cover specific topics in detail. Four to six textbooks are scheduled per year, to be released regularly in April and September.
"The new UTiCS textbook series takes a fresh, concise and modern approach to computer science, with books written in an appealing style that will be welcomed by students," said Series Editor Ian Mackie, King's College, London. "Springer continues to innovate the way its instructional texts present information about complex subjects, helping to facilitate learning at the undergraduate level."
Beverley Ford, Executive Editor for Computer Science at Springer, said, "The UTiCS textbooks offer instructional content by established experts – from core foundational and theoretical material to final-year topics and applications. The series presents in-depth coverage of topics, along with numerous examples, problems and fully worked solutions, making the books suitable for one- or two-semester courses or self study. In addition, they are being issued in sturdy softcover versions, so they are both affordable and durable."
More about the UTiCS textbooks:
Semantics with Applications: An Appetizer – This book gives an introduction to the main approaches to formal semantics of programming languages. (due April 2007)
- Object-Oriented Programming Languages: Interpretation – The key features of the languages in use today are explained. (due April 2007)
- Principles of Data Mining – This textbook explains and explores the principal techniques of data mining: for classification, generation of association rules, and clustering. (due April 2007)
- Introduction to Operating System Design – Topics include process and thread management; memory, resource and I/O device management; and interprocess communication. (due September 2007)
- Practical Distributed Processing – This text contains all the elements needed for a complete development of a distributed system. (due September 2007)
- Computer Graphics with Java – An introduction to the most basic concepts, coupling theory with applications, is presented. (due April 2008)
- Sets, Logic and Maths for Computing – This textbook equips the student with essential intellectual tools that are needed from the very beginning of university studies in computing. (due April 2008)
Future UTiCS volumes will focus on programming, database systems, foundations of computing, mathematics, automata and modeling. Instructors can test UTiCS by ordering an inspection copy at springer.com/instructors. Detailed information, including sample chapters, is available at springer.com.
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