{"title":"Grade 12 Math Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eMath books, workbooks and readers chosen for 12th graders. Grade levels come from Accelerated Reader levels, publisher grade ranges and our own review. 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Daylight\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRaymond Boute\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eArthur C. Fleck\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdgar Daylight's rather provocative theme in this book is that many high-profile computer scientists do not consistently distinguish between their favorite mathematical concepts and the representations thereof in the real world. This leads to mistakes. Daylight introduces seemingly small but useful distinctions. As a result, technical corrections are put forth in connection with formal verification, computer viruses, and program transformation systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEven mathematics isn't free from conceptual flaws. Raymond Boute scrutinizes several unsound treatments of the function concept and connects his findings with computer science proper.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaylight also rectifies the romantic idea that \"Turing invented the modern computer\". 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