Harry Lewis

Classic papers by thinkers ranging from from Aristotle and Leibniz to Norbert Wiener and Gordon Moore that chart the evolution of computer science.Ideas That Created the Future collects forty-six classic papers in computer science that map the evolution of the field. It covers all aspects of computer science: theory and practice, architectures and algorithms, and logic and software systems, with an emphasis on the period of 1936-1980 but also including important early work. Offering papers by thinkers ranging from Aristotle and Leibniz to Alan Turing and Nobert Wiener, the book documents the discoveries and inventions that created today's digital world. Each paper is accompanied by a brief essay by Harry Lewis, the volume's editor, offering historical and intellectual context.

What you must know to protect yourself today The digital technology explosion has blown everything to bits--and the blast has provided new challenges and opportunities. This second edition of Blown to Bits delivers the knowledge you need to take greater control of your information environment and thrive in a world that's coming whether you like it or not. Straight from internationally respected Harvard/MIT experts, this plain-English bestseller has been fully revised for the latest controversies over social media, “fake news,” big data, cyberthreats, privacy, artificial intelligence and machine learning, self-driving cars, the Internet of Things, and much more. Discover who owns all that data about you—and what they can infer from itLearn to challenge algorithmic decisionsSee how close you can get to sending truly secure messagesDecide whether you really want always-on cameras and microphonesExplore the realities of Internet free speechProtect yourself against out-of-control technologies (and the powerful organizations that wield them) You will find clear explanations, practical examples, and real insight into what digital tech means to you--as an individual, and as a citizen.

A more intuitive approach to the mathematical foundation of computer scienceDiscrete mathematics is the basis of much of computer science, from algorithms and automata theory to combinatorics and graph theory. This textbook covers the discrete mathematics that every computer science student needs to learn. Guiding students quickly through thirty-one short chapters that discuss one major topic each, this flexible book can be tailored to fit the syllabi for a variety of courses.Proven in the classroom, Essential Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science aims to teach mathematical reasoning as well as concepts and skills by stressing the art of proof. It is fully illustrated in color, and each chapter includes a concise summary as well as a set of exercises. The text requires only precalculus, and where calculus is needed, a quick summary of the basic facts is provided.Essential Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science is the ideal introductory textbook for standard undergraduate courses, and is also suitable for high school courses, distance education for adult learners, and self-study.The essential introduction to discrete mathematicsFeatures thirty-one short chapters, each suitable for a single class lessonIncludes more than 300 exercisesAlmost every formula and theorem proved in fullBreadth of content makes the book adaptable to a variety of coursesEach chapter includes a concise summarySolutions manual available to instructors

Americans use baseball language to describe everything. Aimed at visitors to American soil or just to American culture, this book is an illustrated guide to the game and how to use its lingo. The terms come to life through timely and amusing examples from contemporary US politics.

America's great research universities are the envy of the world,and none more so than Harvard. Never before has the competition for excellence been fiercer. But while striving to be unsurpassed in the quality of its faculty and students, Universities have forgotten that the fundamental purpose of undergraduate education is to turn young people into adults who will take responsibility for society. In Excellence Without a Soul , Harry Lewis, a Harvard professor for more than thirty years and Dean of Harvard College for eight, draws from his experience to explain how our great universities have abandoned their mission. Harvard is unique it is the richest, oldest, most powerful university in America, and so it has set many standards, for better or worse. Lewis evaluates the failures of this grand institution,from the hot button issue of grade inflation to the recent controversy over Harvard's handling of date rape cases,and makes an impassioned argument for change. The loss of purpose in America's great colleges is not inconsequential. Harvard, Yale, Stanford,these places drive American education, on which so much of our future depends. It is time to ask whether they are doing the job we want them to do.