{"product_id":"realworld-algorithms-a-beginners-guide-mit-press-9780262035705","title":"Real-World Algorithms: A Beginner's Guide (Mit Press)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn introduction to algorithms for readers with no background in advanced mathematics or computer science  emphasizing examples and real-world problems. Algorithms are what we do in order not to have to do something. Algorithms consist of instructions to carry out tasksusually dull  repetitive ones. Starting from simple building blocks  computer algorithms enable machines to recognize and produce speech  translate texts  categorize and summarize documents  describe images  and predict the weather. A task that would take hours can be completed in virtually no time by using a few lines of code in a modern scripting program. This book offers an introduction to algorithms through the real-world problems they solve. The algorithms are presented in pseudocode and can readily be implemented in a computer language. The book presents algorithms simply and accessibly  without overwhelming readers or insulting their intelligence. Readers should be comfortable with mathematical fundamentals and have a basic understanding of how computers work; all other necessary concepts are explained in the text. After presenting background in pseudocode conventions  basic terminology  and data structures  chapters cover compression  cryptography  graphs  searching and sorting  hashing  classification  strings  and chance. Each chapter describes real problems and then presents algorithms to solve them. Examples illustrate the wide range of applications  including shortest paths as a solution to paragraph line breaks  strongest paths in elections systems  hashes for song recognition  voting power Monte Carlo methods  and entropy for machine learning. Real-World Algorithms can be used by students in disciplines from economics to applied sciences. Computer science majors can read it before using a more technical text.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647250522165,"sku":"ByrdShop_0262035707","price":28.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780262035705.jpg?v=1781690754","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/realworld-algorithms-a-beginners-guide-mit-press-9780262035705","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}