The Power of Algorithms Inspiration and Examples in Everyday Life /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ausiello, Giorgio (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Petreschi, Rossella (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Computer science.; History.; Algorithms.; Computers.; Education > Data processing.; Computer Science.; Computers and Education.; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity.; History of Computing.; History of Science.

To examine, analyze, and manipulate a problem to the point of designing an algorithm for solving it is an exercise of fundamental value in many fields. With so many everyday activities governed by algorithmic principles, the power, precision, reliability and speed of execution demanded by users have...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I  Finding One’s Way in a World of Algorithms
• Chap. 1  Algorithms: An Historical Perspective
• Chap. 2  How to Design an Algorithm
• Chap. 3  The One Million Dollars Problem
• Part II  The Difficult Simplicity of Daily Life
• Chap. 4  The Quest for the Shortest Route
• Chap. 5  Web Search
• Chap. 6  Algorithms for Secure Communication
• Chap. 7  Algorithmics for the Life Sciences
• Chap. 8  The Shortest Walk to Watch TV
• Chap. 9  Algorithms for Auctions and Games
• Chap. 10  Randomness and Complexity.