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Algorithms Unplugged
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 a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2011. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I - Searching and Sorting
- Overview
- 1 Binary Search
- 2 Insertion Sort
- 3 Fast Sorting Algorithms
- 4 Parallel Sorting - The Need for Speed
- 5 Topological Sorting - How Should I Begin to Complete My To Do List?
- 6 Searching Texts - But Fast! The Boyer-Moore-Horspool Algorithm
- 7 Depth-First Search (Ariadne & Co.)
- 8 Pledge's Algorithm - How to Escape from a Dark Maze
- 9 Cycles in Graphs
- 10 PageRank - What Is Really Relevant in the World-Wide Web?
- Part II - Arithmetic and Encryption
- Overview
- 11 Multiplication of Long Integers - Faster than Long Multiplication
- 12 The Euclidean Algorithm
- 13 The Sieve of Eratosthenes - How Fast Can We Compute a Prime Number Table?
- 14 One-Way Functions - Mind the Trap - Escape Only for the Initiated
- 15 The One-Time Pad Algorithm - The Simplest and Most Secure Way to Keep Secrets
- 16 Public-Key Cryptography
- 17 How to Share a Secret
- 18 Playing Poker by Email
- 19 Fingerprinting
- 20 Hashing
- 21 Codes - Protecting Data Against Errors and Loss
- Part III - Planning, Coordination and Simulation
- Overview
- 22 Broadcasting - How Can I Quickly Disseminate Information?
- 23 Coverting Numbers into English Words
- 24 Majority - Who Gets Elected Class Rep?
- 25 Random Numbers - How Can We Create Randomness in Computers?
- 26 Winning Strategies for a Matchstick Game
- 27 Scheduling of Tournaments or Sports Leagues
- 28 Eulerian Circuits
- 29 High-Speed Circles
- 30 Gauß-Seidel Iterative Method for the Computation of Physical Problems
- 31 Dynamic Programming - Evolutionary Distance
- Part IV - Optimisation
- Overview
- 32 Shortest Paths
- 33 Minimum Spanning Trees - Sometimes Greed Pays Off
- 34 Maximum Flows - Towards the Stadium During Rush Hour
- 35 Marriage Broker
- 36 The Smallest Enclosing Circle - A Contribution to Democracy from Switzerland?
- 37 Online Algorithms - What Is It Worth to Know the Future?
- 38 Bin Packing - How Do I Get My Stuff into the Boxes
- 39 The Knapsack Problem
- 40 The Travelling Salesman Problem
- 41 Simulated Annealing.