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| | Jim Van Speybroeck is a professor of decision sciences at St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA) where he has taught and done research for 29 years. He received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from St. Ambrose College (now, university) and his master’s degree from Western Illinois University. He received his PhD from Illinois State University, where he did research on post-tenure review of the professoriate. His research interests are primarily focused on regression analysis and the appropriate use of technology for higher education in mathematics, statistics, and econometrics. His teaching specialties are econometrics and statistics. He has written four books on computer science and mathematics. He has written hundreds of articles on computer technology for several journals, including ComputerWorld, ISO World, and Data Processing Digest. He considers his work with ACM Computing Reviews to be a highlight of his professional life. His interests outside of teaching and research include dramatic performances of Civil War music and writings. --Read our Q&A with Jim Van Speybroeck here. |
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 A new history of modern computing
Haigh T., Ceruzzi P., MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2021. 544 pp. Type: Book (978-2-625429-00-8), Reviews: (2 of 2)
Whether this book achieves biblical status as a paradigm of the history of modern computing rests with the reader. However, I can say with confidence that if you are a computing historian, a graduate student with a dissertation to complete, or an ...
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Sep 12 2023 |
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Quality of experience and learning in information systems
Antoniou J., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2021. 110 pp. Type: Book (978-3-030525-59-0)
The primary mission of this book is to discuss the experiences (in toto) of anyone learning and using any new infonomics technology. However, that experience is viewed from several venues, that is, trust, bias in design, and personal f...
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Sep 8 2021 |
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Creating good data: a guide to dataset structure and data representation
Foxwell H., Apress, New York, NY, 2020. 124 pp. Type: Book (978-1-484261-02-6)
The dream of all writers: to be the right person, at the right place, at the right time. Harry Foxwell hit the jackpot:...
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Sep 2 2021 |
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Transportation systems: managing performance through advanced maintenance engineering
Singh S., Martinetti A., Majumdar A., van Dongen L., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2019. 221 pp. Type: Book
This review is being written in the midst of the most terrible calamity that anyone can remember. It is ironic that this magnificent contribution is edited by four giants of transportation literature who are also from four lands deeply...
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Aug 12 2020 |
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Risk: a multidisciplinary introduction
Klüppelberg C. (ed), Straub D. (ed), Welpe I. (ed), Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, 2014. 450 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319044-85-9), Reviews: (1 of 2)
Three parts comprise this book. Part 1, “Risk in History, Society, and Science,” is a historical perspective designed to provide a scaffold for understanding modern practices in assessing risk. This section is by fa...
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Core concepts in data analysis: summarization, correlation and visualization
Mirkin B., Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, 2011. 410 pp. Type: Book (978-0-857292-86-5)
There is an unforgettable scene in the film Lawrence of Arabia where T. E. Lawrence is asked why he is obsessed with the desert. His reply: “It’s clean.”...
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Jun 27 2011 |
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Identity games: globalization and the transformation of media cultures in the new Europe
Imre A., The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2009. 280 pp. Type: Book (9780262090452)
There is an anecdote about Haydn’s first encounter with Mozart’s music. Haydn is reputed to have written on the score, “Unfortunately, not by Haydn.” After reading Imre’s scholarly and ...
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Sep 4 2009 |
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