The Computer Journal, Volume 19, 1976

Volume 19, Number 1, February 1976

Business Applications

Ken D. Eason: Understanding the Naive Computer User. 3-7 BibTeX
P. J. Pengilly: An Approach to Systems Design. 8-12 BibTeX
J. J. Florentin: Data Base Representations of Application Models. 13-16 BibTeX
Gunter Schlageter: The Problem of Lock by Value in Large Data Bases. 17-20 BibTeX
S. J. Waters: Hit Ratios. 21-24 BibTeX

Advanced Programming and System Programming

R. B. E. Napper, R. N. Fisher: ALEC - A User Extensible Scientific Programming Language. 25-31 BibTeX
L. V. Atkinson: The List Processing Language, SLPL - An Informal Outline. 32-39 BibTeX
R. L. Hittos, D. S. Henderson: Optimisation of Main Memory Size Versus Speed. 40-42 BibTeX
H. J. Curnow, Brian A. Wichmann: A Synthetic Benchmark. 43-49 BibTeX
R. E. Walters: Benchmark Techniques: A Constructive Approach. 50-55 BibTeX
S. K. Robinson, I. S. Torsun: An Empirical Analysis of FORTRAN Programs. 56-62 BibTeX

Computer Science Theory

A. C. Norman: Expanding the Solutions of Implicit Sets of Ordinary Differential Equations in Power Series. 63-68 BibTeX

Technical Applications

W. H. Southwell: Fitting Data to Nonlinear Functions with Uncertainties in all Measurement Variables. 69-73 BibTeX
Karl-Heinz Mohn, Roger V. Roman: An Interactive Polynomial Approximation Algorithm. 74-78 BibTeX
W. E. McBride, A. K. Rigler: A Modification of the Osborne and Watson Algorithm for Nonlinear Minimax Approximation. 79-81 BibTeX

Survey

Short Communications

Donald Perlis: An Application of Compiler Simulation at the Source Language Level. 90 BibTeX
T. S. Ng, Antonio Cantoni: Run Time Interaction with FORTRAN Using Mixed Code. 91-92 BibTeX
W. B. Samson: Testing Overflow Algorithms for a Table of Variable Size. 92 BibTeX

Business Applications and Methods

Jon M. Kerridge: PATCOSY - A Database System for the National Health Service. 98-103 BibTeX
E. C. Coles, L. J. Beilin, C. J. Bulpitt, C. T. Dollery, B. F. Johnson, A. D. Munro-Faure, S. C. Turner: An Approach to Computer Processing of Clinical Data. 104-109 BibTeX
R. A. Davenport: Database Integrity. 110-116 BibTeX
P. A. Dearnley: An Investigation Into Database Resilience. 117-121 BibTeX
S. J. Waters: CAM 01: A Precedence Analyser. 122-126 BibTeX

Advanced Programming and System Programming

Yaakov L. Varol: Some Remarks on Computer Acquisition. 127-131 BibTeX
O. Marjasoo: A Methodology for Hardware and Software Availability Analysis. 132-135 BibTeX
Henry C. Lucas Jr., R. B. Kaplan: A Structured Programming Experiment. 136-138 BibTeX
G. R. Frank: Job Control in the MU5 Operating System. 139-143 BibTeX
J. Hilden: Guidelines for the Design of Interactive Systems. 144-150 BibTeX
Frank G. Pagan: On Interpreter-Oriented Definitions of Programming Languages. 151-155 BibTeX
Jeffrey S. Rohl: Programming Improvements to Fike's Algorithm for Generating Permutations. 156-159 BibTeX
L. V. Atkinson, G. J. Duffus: Machine Code Generation Within a Compiler - A Teaching Model. 160-165 BibTeX
C. J. Higley: Type Checking in Typeless Language. 166-169 BibTeX
A. G. Middleton: On the Use of Macros for Iteration. 170-172 BibTeX

Technical Applications

A. T. Fuller: The Period of Pseudo-Random Numbers Generated by Lehmer's Congruential Method. 173-177 BibTeX
D. H. McLain: Two Dimensional Interpolation from Random Data. 178-181 BibTeX
John Mitchem: On Various Algorithms for Estimating the Chromatic Number of a Graph. 182-183 BibTeX
David J. Evans, Michael Hatzopoulos: The Solution of Certain Banded Systems of Linear Equations Using the Folding Algorithm. 184-187 BibTeX

Business Applications and Methods

B. F. M. Adamczewski: A Formula for Establishing Re-Order Quantities for Individual Items Within a Joint Stock Replenishment Scheme. 194-197 BibTeX
T. Alewine, Robert A. Fleck Jr.: Service Bureau or In-House Data Processing. 198-201 BibTeX

Advanced Programming and System Programming

D. Bell: Programmer Selection and Programming Errors. 202-206 BibTeX
E. B. James, Derek Partridge: Tolerance to Inaccuracy in Computer Programs. 207-212 BibTeX
R. C. Varney: Toward the Understandability of an Operating System. 213-215 BibTeX
D. L. Dance, Udo W. Pooch: An Adaptive On Line Data Compression System. 216-224 BibTeX

Computer Science Theory

B. Higman: The Place of Own Variables in Programming Language Theory. 225-228 BibTeX
D. S. Henderson, Michael R. Levy: An Extended Operator Precedence Parsing Algorithm. 229-233 BibTeX
Michael Brady: A Programming Approach to Some Concepts and Results in the Theory of Computation. 234-237 BibTeX
Raymond R. Devillers, Guy Louchard: Improvement of Parallelism in a Finite Buffer Sharing Policy. 238-245 BibTeX
D. C. Sutcliffe: An Algorithm for Drawing the Curve f(x, y) = 0. 246-249 BibTeX

Hardware and Logic Design

R. P. Lorétan: Timing Problems in Electronic Lockout Chains. 250-253 BibTeX
M. R. Patel, Keith H. Bennett: Analysis of Speed of a Binary Multiplier Using a Variable Number of Shifts per Cycle. 254-257 BibTeX

Technical Applications

Ayse Alaylioglu, G. A. Evans, J. Hyslop: The Use of Chebyshev Series for the Evaluation of Oscillatory Integrals. 258-267 BibTeX

Business Applications and Methods

Frank F. Land: Evaluation of Systems Goals in Determining a Design Strategy for a Computer Based Information System. 290-294 BibTeX

Advanced Programming and System Programming

J. M. Triance: The Significance of the 1974 COBOL Standard. 295-300 BibTeX
V. Siskind, J. Rosenhead: Seek Times for Disc File Processing: Some Results from Probability Theory. 301-305 BibTeX
Richard G. Casey, I. M. Osman: Replacement Algorithms for Storage Management in Relational Data Bases. 306-314 BibTeX
Jean Ferrié, Claude Kaiser, D. Lanciaux, B. Martin: An Extensible Structure for Protected Systems' Design. 315-321 BibTeX

Computer Science Theory

A. Walker, Derick Wood: Locally Balanced Binary Trees. 322-325 BibTeX
Carter Bays: A Non-Recursive Technique for Recreating a Digraph from its K-Formula Representation. 326-328 BibTeX
T. Sakaki, K. Nakashima, Y. Hattori: Algorithms for Finding in the Lump Both Bounds of Chromatic Number of a Graph. 329-332 BibTeX
D. C. Sutcliffe: A Remark on a Contouring Algorithm. 333-335 BibTeX
Malcolm A. Sabin: A Method for Displaying the Intersection Curve of Two Quadric Surfaces. 336-338 BibTeX

Technical Applications

R. J. Aust: An Improvement Algorithm for School Timetabling. 339-343 BibTeX
I. M. Willers: The Syntax Directed Graph Algorithm for the Input of Equations to the Taylor Series System for Solving Ordinary Differential Equations. 344-347 BibTeX
P. J. Hartley: Tensor Product Approximations to Data Defined on Rectangular Meshes in N-Space. 348-352 BibTeX
M. Shacham, E. Kehat: A Direct Method for the Solution of Large Sparse Systems of Linear Equations. 353-359 BibTeX