The computing paradigm offered by analog computing 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.This book provides a comprehensive introduction to analog computing. This second expanded edition contains the recent advancements of the last eight years.
Author(s): Bernd Ulmann
Series: De Gruyter Textbook
Edition: 2
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 460
City: Oldenburg
Acknowledgments
Preface to the 2nd edition
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Mechanical analog computers
3 The first electronic analog computers
4 Basic computing elements
5 The anatomy of a classic analog computer
6 Some typical analog computers
7 Programming
8 Programming examples
9 Hybrid computers
10 Digital differential analysers
11 Stochastic computing
12 Simulation of analog computers
13 Applications
14 Future and opportunities
Bibliography
Index