Computation

Computation is any type of calculation that includes both arithmetical and non-arithmetical steps and follows a well-defined model understood and described as, for example, an algorithm.

The study of computation is paramount to the discipline of computer science.

Introduction to the Theory of Computation
Introduction to Algorithms
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Feynman Lectures On Computation (Frontiers in Physics)
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
Quantum Computing Since Democritus
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 2: Seminumerical Algorithms
Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation
The Maniac
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions

In the future, an executive will be supported by an abundance of computation power and powerful AI.
Jorn Lyseggen, Outside Insight: Navigating a World Drowning in External Data

Jordan Ellenberg
Dividing one number by another is mere computation ; knowing what to divide by what is mathematics.
Jordan Ellenberg, How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking

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