Books

Mathematical Foundations of Computer Networking

Graduate students often require concise introductions to the theoretical foundations of networking. Many students lack a 'feel' for probability, statistics, optimization, game theory, control theory, and queueing theory. However, unlike discrete algebra and, to some degree calculus and linear algebra, these subjects are not taught in a typical CS curriculum. Graduate students confronted by papers using these ideas are at a loss, and it is impractical to require remedial courses of every student.

This book addresses the problem by taking an intuitive approach to these topics. The depth of coverage provided here is not a substitute for standard textbooks. Rather, I hope to provide enough intuition to allow a student to grasp the essence of a research paper that uses these theoretical foundations.

Mathematical Foundations of Computer Networking was published in April 2012. YouTube has ~80 hours of indexed lecture videos.

An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking

I wrote a textbook called An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking that was published in 1997 by Addison-Wesley.

Here are Powerpoint slides that cover the material in the book.