This textbook provides an elegant route through the theoretical fundamentals of computer science. In doing so, it shows that theoretical computer science is a fascinating discipline, full of spectacular contributions and miracles. The book also presents the development of the computer scientist's way of thinking as well as fundamental concepts such as approximation and randomization in algorithmics, and the basic ideas of cryptography and interconnection network design.

Extremly well readable, transparent introduction to TCS All basic ideas and concepts (proofs) are first developed intuitively in context with already known facts and then formalized into detail Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Also Author of our books "Communication Complexity and Parallel Computing", 57459-X and "Algorithmics for Hard Problems" 2nd ed., 44134-4; Advisory Board member of the EATCS series.

Inhalt

Introduction; Alphabets, Words, Languages and Algorithmic Problems; Finite Automata; Turing Machines; Computability; Complexity Theory; Algorithmics for Hard Problems; Randomization; Communication and Cryptography; References.