{"product_id":"algorithmic-thinking-a-problembased-introduction-9781718500808","title":"Algorithmic Thinking: A Problem-Based Introduction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlgorithmic Thinking: A Problem-Based Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e by Zingaro, Daniel. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781718500808.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hands-on, problem-based introduction to building algorithms and data structures to solve problems with a computer.\n\nAlgorithmic Thinking will teach you how to solve challenging programming problems and design your own algorithms. Daniel Zingaro, a master teacher, draws his examples from world-class programming competitions like USACO and IOI. Youll learn how to classify problems, choose data structures, and identify appropriate algorithms. Youll also learn how your choice of data structure, whether a hash table, heap, or tree, can affect runtime and speed up your algorithms; and how to adopt powerful strategies like recursion, dynamic programming, and binary search to solve challenging problems.\n\nLine-by-line breakdowns of the code will teach you how to use algorithms and data structures like:\nThe breadth-first search algorithm to find the optimal way to play a board game or find the best way to translate a book Dijkstras algorithm to determine how many mice can exit a maze or the number of fastest routes between two locations The union-find data structure to answer questions about connections in a social network or determine who are friends or enemies The heap data structure to determine the amount of money given away in a promotion The hash-table data structure to determine whether snowflakes are unique or identify compound words in a dictionary\nNOTE: Each problem in this book is available on a programming-judge website. Youll find the sites URL and problem ID in the description. Whats better than a free correctness check?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44956091875381,"sku":"ByrdShop_1718500807","price":35.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781718500808_de347298-e6c6-47d4-a272-fb0ea258fa35.jpg?v=1778649339","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/algorithmic-thinking-a-problembased-introduction-9781718500808","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}