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  2. Multimedia - Wikipedia

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    Multimedia refers to the integration of multiple forms of content such as text, audio, images, video, and interactive elements into a single digital platform or application. This integration allows for a more immersive and engaging experience compared to traditional single-medium content. Multimedia is utilized in various fields including ...

  3. Information theory - Wikipedia

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    Information theory. Information theory is the mathematical study of the quantification, storage, and communication of information. The field was established and put on a firm footing by Claude Shannon in the 1940s, [1] though early contributions were made in the 1920s through the works of Harry Nyquist and Ralph Hartley.

  4. Richard E. Mayer - Wikipedia

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    Richard E. Mayer (born 1947) is an American educational psychologist and Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) where he has served since 1975. He received a PhD in psychology from the University of Michigan (1973), and served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at Indiana University (1973–1975).

  5. Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences - Wikipedia

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    The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (commonly known as Courant or CIMS) is the mathematics research school of New York University (NYU). Founded in 1935, it is named after Richard Courant, one of the founders of the Courant Institute and also a mathematics professor at New York University from 1936 to 1972, and serves as a center for ...

  6. Multimedia studies - Wikipedia

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    Multimedia studies. (Redirected from Multimedia Studies) Multimedia studies is an interdisciplinary field of academic discourse focused on the understanding of technologies and cultural dimensions of linking traditional media sources with ones based on new media to support social systems.

  7. Simulation - Wikipedia

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    A mathematical model of the economy, having been fitted to historical economic data, is used as a proxy for the actual economy; proposed values of government spending, taxation, open market operations, etc. are used as inputs to the simulation of the model, and various variables of interest such as the inflation rate, the unemployment rate, the ...

  8. Mathematical software - Wikipedia

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    A solver is a piece of mathematical software, possibly in the form of a stand-alone computer program or as a software library, that 'solves' a mathematical problem. A solver takes problem descriptions in some sort of generic form and calculates their solution. In a solver, the emphasis is on creating a program or library that can easily be ...

  9. Computational mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Currently, computational mathematics can refer to or include: Computational sciences, also known as scientific computation or computational engineering. Systems sciences, for which directly requires the mathematical models from Systems engineering. Solving mathematical problems by computer simulation as opposed to traditional engineering methods.