Computation

Computation is any type of calculation that includes both arithmetical and non-arithmetical steps and follows a well-defined model understood and described as, for example, an algorithm.

The study of computation is paramount to the discipline of computer science.

Introduction to the Theory of Computation
Introduction to Algorithms
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
Feynman Lectures On Computation (Frontiers in Physics)
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
The C Programming Language
Quantum Computing Since Democritus
The Maniac
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 2: Seminumerical Algorithms
Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies

Theory is relevant to you because it shows you a new, simpler, and more elegant side of computers, which we normally consider to be complicated machines. The best computer designs and applications are conceived with elegance in mind. A theoretical course can heighten your aesthetic sense and help you build more beautiful systems.
Michael Sipser, Introduction to the Theory of Computation

In the future, an executive will be supported by an abundance of computation power and powerful AI.
Jorn Lyseggen, Outside Insight: Navigating a World Drowning in External Data

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