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Questions tagged [reference-request]

Questions requesting papers in the literature on specific, narrow issues.

This tag is for questions requesting papers in the literature on specific, narrow issues.

Avoid broad questions for resources covering an entire field; such questions are off-topic for this site, no matter what tag you use. See this discussion on the meta site for further explanation. Also, avoid questions that are primarily opinion-based (e.g., "What is the best textbook on algorithms?") or that amount to a request for a set of links, as those are also off-topic for this site.

In contrast, questions that ask for references on a narrow issue, where the answer is likely a handful of papers at most, are potentially suitable for this site.

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Where to find published research papers?

Coming from the POV of someone who is thinking about pursuing a PhD in Computer science. I am having trouble deciding what I would focus my research on when I go for my PhD. See also this question on academia.SE. So I am thinking that…
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Computer science for programmers

I'm a self-taught programmer and have been coding for 8 years. Due to this experience, I'm already very familiar with the principles of programming (such as if-statements, classes, polymorphism, etc.). However, I never learned "computer science,"…
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Computing the inverse of Johnson-Lindenstrauss transform

It seems, from a quick (and incomprehensive) survey of the literature (e.g. N. Ailon, B. Chazelle, SIAM J. Comput. 39 (2009), 302-322.) that there are many fast algorithms (and constructions) for the Johnson-Lindenstrauss transform: $f \in…
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Problem of finding pairs of elements that co-occur in some number of sets

I have a fairly general problem and I wonder if it has a name. The problem statement, as best I can put it, is the following: Let $I=\{i_1,i_2,...,i_n\}$ be a set of items. Let $C=\{C_1,C_2,...,C_m\}$ be a set of containers. Each container is…
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Computer Science and Programming for a complete novice

everyone! I am going to learn mathematics in a university, but it will be rather ''pure'' math, so, I want to get some exposure to computer science on my own. The problem is, I've never tried any programming or computer science activities. I'm not…
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Guidance for Theory of Computation

I have been studying Introduction to Theory of Computation by Micheal Sipser and I just complected it. Now I want to take this a step further what should I do next to increase my skills. I tried looking at some papers from FOCS but they were beyond…
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Definition of "data-directed programming"

Section 2.4.3 of SICP provides an example of data-directed programing in the context of dispatching on type, but I didn't find a general definition of what it is. Wikipedia article says that it is a programming technique mentioned in SICP and…
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Purposes of testing

At a conference, I heard a professor said that detecting error was only one aspect of testing (or purpose, I don't remember exactly). He said that testing is also used to: Understanding the system Refactoring ... I didn't have time to ask for…
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Acoustic source separation with 3 microphones?

What are currently the state-of-the art algorithms for this purpose? This is an area that I know absolutely nothing about. I'm basically interested in the following two things (which I assume go hand-in-hand): Source separation Locating…
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English Translation of "Connectivity of Probabilistic Networks"

A seminal paper in network reliability is "Connectivity of Probabilistic Networks" by Kel'mans, with a link here. However, the linked PDF file is in Russian. Is there an English translation available online? The version journal/year (Automation and…
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Self-learning computer science and coding

I want to learn more computer science in theory and practice. However, I really don't know where to find more practical exercises in languages like Java or Python. I feel like the best way I could learn all the concepts and ideas is by coding on my…
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References for wearable e-health systems for biosignal based health monitoring

Ubiquitous computing refers to "information technology and computer power, which in principle pervade all everyday objects" (see Friedewald and Raabe, 2010). A similar form is wearable computing, where the computing device is placed on a persons…
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Articles and journals for undergrad students

I am searching for a CS equivalent to American Math Monthly. It should contain articles on topics and some problems at the end for submission. I need some recommendations . Thanks in advance.
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Request for Good Encyclopedic works of computer science

I attempt to find a few general encyclopedic works on computer science such that looking up relevant terminologies is easily available ready to hand. I'm not familiar with the whole picture of computer science so I can't describe precisely the…
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Online Taylor series calculator

When I compute the the eigenvalues of the matrix $$\begin{bmatrix}x^3& 2 + x^3& 3 - 2 x^3\\ 2 + x^3& 4 - 5 x^3& 5 + 3 x^3\\ 3 - 2 x^3& 5 + 3 x^3& x^3\end{bmatrix}$$ using WolframAlpha, I get the following first eigenvalue (copied from…
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