CSP Materials

19. Basic Statistics
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 21:17
Basic Statistics: Resource  Description: A chapter on basic statistical measurements for use in the data analysis projects.     
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18. Data Visualization
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 21:11
Datavisualization.ch: Resources  Description: A list of data visualization resources and tools as well as examples from a wide array of data visualizations from Datavisualization.ch.    
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15. Web 2.0 Summit: Data explosion creates revolution
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 20:13
Data: Reading  Description: A discussion of the implications of companies harnessing the vast amounts of data produced over the internet at the Web 2.0 summit.    
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33. Why is Quantum Different
(Resource book)
29 Oct 2013 - 00:03
Scientific American: Reading  Description: Hans Robinson, assistant professor of physics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, explains how quantum computing works.   The Bloch sphere is a representation of a qubit...
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31. The First Church of Robotics
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 23:52
NY Times:  Reading  Description: This op-ed article from the New York Times discusses the future and limits of artificial intelligence, and some of the potential pitfalls of ever advancing artificial intelligence.    ...
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30. Brian Harvey's AI notes
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 23:48
Brian Harvey's Notes: Reading  Description: This text from UC Berkeley Professor Brian Harvey discusses the development and current state of the field of artificial intelligence. It notes two main approaches to AI: top down, using symbolic...
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29. Computers Solve Checkers—It's a Draw
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 23:45
Computers Solve Checkers: Reading  Description: This article from Scientific American documents Jonathan Schaeffer's decades long quest to solve the game of checkers.   Image: © ISTOCKPHOTO/CHRISTOPHER O DRISCOLL  
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26. Blown To Bits: Chapter 8
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 21:39
Blown To Bits: Reading  Description: Chapter from Blown to Bits on the Federal Communications Commission's regulation and censorship of the public airwaves.      
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25. Blown To Bits: Chapter 7
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 21:36
Blown To Bits: Reading  Description: This chapter from Blown to Bits discusses regulation on the Internet: Where should regulation occur? Who gets to decide which content is okay? The chapter emphasizes the importance and difficulty of...
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22. Blown to Bits: Chapter 5
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 21:24
Blown To Bits: Chapter 5  Description: Chapter from Blown to Bits on encryption and cryptography.    
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