ABSTRACT

To truly understand how the Internet and Web are organized and function requires knowledge of mathematics and computation theory. Mathematical and Algorithmic Foundations of the Internet introduces the concepts and methods upon which computer networks rely and explores their applications to the Internet and Web. The book offers a unique approach to

chapter 2|10 pages

Exponential growth

chapter 3|24 pages

Sequences and trees

chapter 4|28 pages

The algorithm: the key concept

chapter 5|28 pages

A world of randomness

chapter 6|18 pages

Networks and graphs

chapter 8|22 pages

Parallel and distributed computation

chapter 9|24 pages

Browsers and search engines

chapter 10|12 pages

Epilogue