Computation for Humanity

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Computation Taxonomy: Capabilities and Challenges

Justyna Zander and Pieter J. Mosterman

CONTENTS

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Taxonomy of Computation

2.2.1 Theoretical and Technical Dimension

2.2.2 Social and Societal Dimension

2.3 Computing and Education

2.4 Summary

References

2.1 Introduction

A new kind of science called computational science has been established over the past decades (Wolfram 2002). The definition of this science according to the collective report by Lazowska et al. (2005) recognizes the elements that combined span the range of algorithms, software, architectures, applications, and infrastructure. Computational science is a rapidly growing multidisciplinary field that relies on advanced computing capabilities ...