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1 online resource (314 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1 Introduction; 1.1 Outline; 1.2 The notion of analog computing; 1.3 Direct and indirect analogies; 2 Mechanical analog computers; 2.1 Astrolabes; 2.2 The Antikythera mechanism; 2.3 Slide rules; 2.4 Planimeters; 2.5 Mechanical computing elements; 2.5.1 Function generation; 2.5.2 Differential gears; 2.5.3 Integrators; 2.5.4 Multipliers; 2.6 Harmonic synthesizers and analyzers; 2.7 Mechanical fire control systems; 2.8 Differential analyzers; 3 The first electronic analog computers; 3.1 Helmut Hoelzer; 3.1.1 The "Mischgerät"; 3.1.2 Hoelzer's analog computer; 3.2 George A. Philbrick's Polyphemus. |
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3.3 Electronic fire control systems3.4 MIT; 4 Basic computing elements; 4.1 Operational amplifiers; 4.1.1 Early operational amplifiers; 4.1.2 Drift stabilization; 4.2 Summers; 4.3 Integrators; 4.4 Coefficient potentiometers; 4.5 Function generators; 4.5.1 Servo function generators; 4.5.2 Curve followers; 4.5.3 Photoformers; 4.5.4 Varistor function generators; 4.5.5 Diode function generators; 4.5.6 Inverse functions; 4.5.7 Functions of two variables; 4.6 Multiplication; 4.6.1 Servo multipliers; 4.6.2 Crossed-fields electron-beam multiplier; 4.6.3 Hyperbolic field multiplier. |
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4.6.4 Time division multipliers4.6.5 Logarithmic multipliers; 4.6.6 Quarter square multipliers; 4.6.7 Other multiplication schemes; 4.7 Division and square root; 4.8 Comparators; 4.9 Limiters; 4.10 Resolvers; 4.11 Time delay; 4.12 Random noise generators; 4.13 Output devices; 5 Analog computer anatomy; 5.1 Analog patch panel; 5.2 Function generators; 5.3 Digital patch panel and controls; 5.4 Readout; 5.5 Control; 5.6 Performing a computation; 6 Typical systems; 6.1 Telefunken RA 1; 6.2 EAI 231R; 6.3 Early transistorized systems; 6.4 Late analog computers; 7 Programming; 7.1 Basic approach. |
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7.2 Kelvin's feedback technique7.3 Substitution method; 7.4 Partial differential equations; 7.4.1 Quotient of differences; 7.4.2 Separation of variables; 7.5 Scaling; 8 Programming examples; 8.1 y = asin(!t +'); 8.2 Sweep generator; 8.3 Mass-spring-damper system; 8.4 Predator and prey; 8.5 Bouncing ball; 8.6 Car suspension; 8.7 Lorenz attractor; 8.8 Projection of rotating bodies; 8.9 Conformal mapping; 9 Hybrid computers; 9.1 Systems; 9.2 Programming; 10 Digital differential analyzers; 10.1 Basic computing elements; 10.1.1 Integrators; 10.1.2 Servos; 10.1.3 Summers; 10.1.4 Additional elements. |
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10.2 Programming examples10.3 Problems; 10.4 Systems; 10.4.1 MADDIDA; 10.4.2 Bendix D-12; 10.4.3 TRICE; 11 Applications; 11.1 Mathematics; 11.1.1 Differential equations; 11.1.2 Integral equations; 11.1.3 Zeros of polynomials; 11.1.4 Orthogonal functions; 11.1.5 Linear algebra; 11.1.6 Eigenvalues and -vectors; 11.1.7 Fourier synthesis and analysis; 11.1.8 Random processes and Monte-Carlo simulations; 11.1.9 Optimization; 11.1.10 Multidimensional shapes; 11.2 Physics; 11.2.1 Orbit calculation; 11.2.2 Particle trajectories; 11.2.3 Optics; 11.2.4 Heat-transfer; 11.2.5 Semiconductor research. |
| Summary |
This book is a comprehensive introduction to analog computing. As most textbooks about this powerful computing paradigm date back to the 1960s and 1970s, it fills a void and forges a bridge from the early days of analog computing to future applications. The idea of analog computing is not new. In fact, this computing paradigm is nearly forgotten, although it offers a path to both high-speed and low-power computing, which are in even more demand now than they were back in the heyday of electronic analog computers. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Electronic analog computers.
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Electronic analog computers. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Ulmann, Bernd. Analog Computing. München : De Gruyter, ©2013 9783486728972 |
| ISBN |
9783486755183 (e-book) |
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3486755188 (e-book) |
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9783486728972 |
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