Bradford Tuckfield

eBook, ePUB

Dive Into Algorithms (eBook, ePUB)

A Pythonic Adventure for the Intrepid Beginner

Beschreibung

Algorithms for the Adventurous explores the problem-solving superpowers that guide computers, and how they can help you in daily life. What do catching a fly ball, filing your taxes, and baking a cake have in common? They're all algorithms - sets of instructions - in action. Algorithms are everywhere; master them, and you'll not only be better at using computers, you'll be better at life. Algorithms for the Adventurous unravels the complexities that belie the algorithmic approach to solving problems. It's a fun, lively introduction to the subject that will take you around the globe and back through time. Along the way, you'll become familiar with algorithmic procedures like searching, sorting, and optimization, and develop your ability to implement popular methods used in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). You'll also learn: • Algorithms for debugging code, maximizing revenue, scheduling tasks, and creating decision trees • How to measure the efficiency and speed of algorithms • The subconscious algorithms governing human behavior, and what they teach us about designing computer algorithms • How to generate Voronoi diagrams, useful in a variety of geometric applications • How to use algorithms to create a simple chatbot or play a game The book is packed with illustrative examples of functioning code written in the latest version of Python, with each snippet thoroughly explained and easily adaptable to a variety of uses. More importantly, you'll discover that algorithms help us organize the world around us. Just as they're instructive to computers, they're instructive in optimizing our daily lives - but only if you're adventurous enough to use them.

Technische Details

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• Größe: 5.21MB
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Autor

Bradford Tuckfield, PhD, is the founder of Kmbara, which solves problems using machine learning, AI, chatbots, and other data-based innovations. The author of Applied Unsupervised Learning with R, his work has also been featured in top scholarly journals, and his essays on culture and public policy can be seen in Quillette, National Affairs, and other prestigious outlets.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: No Starch Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781718500693
• Artikelnr.: 58604012

Rezensionen

This book is based entirely on learning math, but it does a really good job of changing how it s learned. Instead of trying to give you a dry math lecture, this book will tell a story with each of its chapters. This story based education ties real world problems and solutions with the algorithms that this book is trying to teach.
Ian Mizer, Cloud Support Engineer

An excellent self-discovery approach to learning algorithms.
Ira Laefsky, Vine Voice

A clear and concise introduction to algorithmic thinking. This is especially important in today's world where resolving processes using computers is far more important than ever before. Python is not the main focus of the book, more like the algorithmic language using which a variety of topics are explored. Top marks for content and style.
Brian G. McEnery, Amazon Reviewer

[This] book has been great about teaching you what you need to know to do each section! I'd recommend giving it a shot!
@ViolanteCode