Algorithms Unplugged 2011th Edition by Berthold Vöcking (PDF)

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Algorithms specify the way computers process information and how they execute tasks. Many recent technological innovations and achievements rely on algorithmic ideas – they facilitate new applications in science, medicine, production, logistics, traffic, communi¬cation and entertainment. Efficient algorithms not only enable your personal computer to execute the newest generation of games with features unimaginable only a few years ago, they are also key to several recent scientific breakthroughs – for example, the sequencing of the human genome would not have been possible without the invention of new algorithmic ideas that speed up computations by several orders of magnitude. The greatest improvements in the area of algorithms rely on beautiful ideas for tackling computational tasks more efficiently. The problems solved are not restricted to arithmetic tasks in a narrow sense but often relate to exciting questions of nonmathematical flavor, such as: How can I find the exit out of a maze? How can I partition a treasure map so that the treasure can only be found if all parts of the map are recombined? How should I plan my trip to minimize cost? Solving these challenging problems requires logical reasoning, geometric and combinatorial imagination, and, last but not least, creativity – the skills needed for the design and analysis of algorithms.In this book we present some of the most beautiful algorithmic ideas in 41 articles written in colloquial, nontechnical language. Most of the articles arose out of an initiative among German-language universities to communicate the fascination of algorithms and computer science to high-school students. The book can be understood without any prior knowledge of algorithms and computing, and it will be an enlightening and fun read for students and interested adults.

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⭐This is indeed a very good book – in terms of doing an extensive coverage of the types of algorithms available as tools to solve different kinds of problems. This book is a good mix of code in Java and well explained examples of how the algorithm works. The illustrations are crisp and nicely labelled.This could be a book – that a non computer science person can pick up and easily go through it and understand the ways algorithms work and where they are used and why and how it solves the particular problem at hand.Others with Computer Science background as well – can pick up the book and get a good conceptual clarity of different types of algorithms explained here. The book is divided up into nice sections – which describes each particular category of algorithms.I would recommend this book to anyone – wanting to learn more about algorithms.

⭐I own a copy and it’s way too conversational and boring. Conversational books should not be boring.Also it lacks continuity between chapters, which are often independent articles by different authors.

⭐À la suite de l’initiative « Der Algorithmus der Woche » (l’algorithme de la semaine) qui consistait à présenter un algorithme par semaine […] ce livre poursuit cette exploration en l’approfondissant et en la diversifiant. Une très grande variété d’algorithmes y sont présentés d’une façon très pédagogique, prenant les précautions formelles là où il ne faut, mais sachant aussi présenter les grandes lignes et l’intuition des algorithmes. Ce livre est une démonstration très spectaculaire de la pensée algorithmique. Tout informaticien, débutant ou confirmé, devrait y trouver matière à réfléchir.

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