Communications of the ACM
DEPARTMENT: Editorial pointers
DEPARTMENT: News track
DEPARTMENT: Forum
COLUMN: Staying connected
COLUMN: International perspectives
COLUMN: The business of software
COLUMN: Viewpoint
SPECIAL ISSUE: Why universities require computer science students to take math
COLUMN: Technical opinion
COLUMN: Inside risks
SPECIAL ISSUE: Virtual extension
Editorial Pointers
DEPARTMENT: News track
News Track
DEPARTMENT: Forum
Forum
COLUMN: Staying connected
Power to the People
Broadband access gets electrified.COLUMN: International perspectives
The Origins of Digital Computing in Europe
Retracing the paths of influential, but often isolated, computer pioneers.COLUMN: The business of software
Closing the learning application gap
Attempting to overcome the challenges to effectively conveying knowledge.COLUMN: Viewpoint
Responding to the Unexpected
How IT can help prepare for future attacks and disasters.SPECIAL ISSUE: Why universities require computer science students to take math
Introduction
The main benefit of learning and doing mathematics is that it develops the ability to reason about formally defined abstract structures like those in computer science and its applications.Why Math?
The mathematical thinking, as well as the mathematics, in a computer science education prepares students for all stages of system development, from design to the correctness of the final implementation.Mathematical reasoning in software engineering education
Discrete mathematics, especially logic, plays an implicit role in software engineering similar to the role of continuous mathematics in traditional physically based engineering disciplines.What is the attraction to computing?
The strongest motivators include a sense of accomplishment from solving problems and programming; the weakest include being captivated by the Web and a passion for playing computer games.The future of peer-to-peer computing
An economical method for pumping up computing power by tapping into P2P systems using Web server technologies.Record/replay for nondeterministic program executions
Controlling the nondeterministic features within multithreaded and highly responsive applications enables the continued use of all traditional software development techniques.The role of IT in successful knowledge management initiatives
Executives must confront the challenging task of deciding the type of IT to deploy in support of their knowledge management initiatives.Security and Privacy Issues of Handheld and Wearable Wireless Devices
The distinguished capabilities of these devices are also the very reasons they require security and privacy protections of an unprecedented scale.Creating sustainable competitive advantage through internetworked communities
Examining the effects of transforming the Hong Kong Stock Exchange from a closed to an open trading system.Alternate distribution strategies for digital music
Digitization of music has created opportunities to reengineer the supply chain and improve its efficiency.<br><br>But how will it play out?Information-rich commerce at a crossroads: business and technology adoption requirements
The day is approaching when most of our common transactions may be information-rich, but first an extensive supporting infrastructure must be developed in three areas: devices, networking, and trust.Concurrent-Convergent Strategy in It Consulting
The concurrent-convergent strategy in IT consulting can be exploited to increase client efficiency, to draw conceptual and practical lessons for other information-based applications, and to develop synergy between IT consulting …COLUMN: Technical opinion
Open courseware and open source software
Learning from experience?COLUMN: Inside risks
Risks in Trusting -ntrustworthiness
SPECIAL ISSUE: Virtual extension
