03707nam a22003375i 4500 22456629 OSt 20241217102946.0 220308s2022 inu 000 0 eng 2022934261 9781119869986 (paperback) 9781119869993 (adobe pdf) 9781119870005 (epub) DLC eng rda DLC pcc QA76.9 .A43 M84 2022 Mueller, John P, author. Algorithms For Dummies / John P Mueller, Luca Massaron. Second edition Indianapolis : John Wiley & Sons, 2022. xii, 429 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes index. Introduction -- Part 1: Getting Started -- Chapter 1: Introducing Algorithms -- Chapter 2: Considering Algorithm Design -- Chapter 3: Using Python to Work with Algorithms -- Chapter 4: Introducing Python for Algorithm Programming -- Chapter 5: Performing Essential Data Manipulations Using Python -- Part 2: Understanding the Need to Sort and Search -- Chapter 6: Structuring Data -- Chapter 7: Arranging and Searching Data -- Part 3: Exploring the World of Graphs -- Chapter 8: Understanding Graph Basics --Chapter 9: Reconnecting the Dots -- Chapter 10: Discovering Graph Secrets -- Chapter 11: Getting the Right Web page -- Part 4: Struggling with Big Data -- Chapter 12: Managing Big Data -- Chapter 13: Parallelizing Operations -- Chapter 14: Compressing Data -- Part 5: Challenging Difficult Problems -- Chapter 15: Working with Greedy Algorithms -- Chapter 16: Relying on Dynamic Programming -- Chapter 17: Using Randomized Algorithms -- Chapter 18: Performing Local Search -- Chapter 19: Employing Linear Programming -- Chapter 20: Considering Heuristics -- Part 6: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 21: Ten Algorithms That Are Changing the World -- Chapter 22: Ten Algorithmic Problems Yet to Solve -- Index. All data, big or small, starts with algorithms. Algorithms are mathematical equations that determine what we see—based on our likes, dislikes, queries, views, interests, relationships, and more—online. They are, in a sense, the electronic gatekeepers to our digital, as well as our physical, world. This book demystifies the subject of algorithms so you can understand how important they are business and scientific decision making. Algorithms for Dummies is a clear and concise primer for everyday people who are interested in algorithms and how they impact our digital lives. Based on the fact that we already live in a world where algorithms are behind most of the technology we use, this book offers eye-opening information on the pervasiveness and importance of this mathematical science—how it plays out in our everyday digestion of news and entertainment, as well as in its influence on our social interactions and consumerism. Readers even learn how to program an algorithm using Python! Become well-versed in the major areas comprising algorithms; Examine the incredible history behind algorithms; Get familiar with real-world applications of problem-solving procedures; Experience hands-on development of an algorithm from start to finish with Python. If you have a nagging curiosity about why an ad for that hammock you checked out on Amazon is appearing on your Facebook page, you'll find Algorithm for Dummies to be an enlightening introduction to this integral realm of math, science, and business. Computer algorithms. 79060 Massaron, Luca, author. lcc 29 303293 303293 0 0 lcc 0 0 12 12 20 2024-12-11 35 = University Books Inc. 30.00 0 QA76.9 .A43 M84 2022 50000003298147 2024-12-11 00:00:00 c. 1 30.00 2024-12-11 6