December 1962 - Vol. 5 No. 12
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It is unfortunate that almost all of the presently used algebraic languages do not provide the capability of linear algebra. Operations such as the inner product of…
It is unfortunate that almost all of the presently used algebraic languages do not provide the capability of linear algebra. Operations such as the inner product of…
A decision matrix as the basis for a simple data input routine
Currently a great deal of time and effort is being spent on the development of bigger and better compiler languages, multiprogram executive systems, etc. Since the…
Fixed-word-length arrays in variable-word-length computers
Scientific users of small-scale variable-word-length computers, such as the IBM 1401, may frequently have the occasion to use fixed-word-length arrays. For instance, it…
Character manipulation in 1620 FORTRAN II
The suggested method of manipulating alphabetic characters in FORTRAN which appeared in this section of the August, 1962, issue of the Communications of the ACM has been…
Legal implications of computer use
This paper points out a variety of ways computer systems used in business and industry can be involved in legal entanglements and suggests that computer specialists have…
Multiple shooting method for two-point boundary value problems
The common techniques for solving two-point boundary value problems
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A subjective viewpoint— the use of digital computers in Western Germany
The first computers operating in post-war Germany had been constructed within Germany. These were developed at the Max Plank Institute in Göttingen, with two…