Overview
- Good explanation of even the most basic techniques
- Demonstrate the power and magic of the underlying principles
- Fascinating read for students of all levels and for those curious to learn about the science and magic of algorithmics
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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"A lucid exposition of fundamental ideas, concepts and methods of computer science, their essence and their limits, delightfully represented, and easily understandable for a broad readership. Scientific writing at its best." (Peter Widmayer, ETH Zürich)
“This book originated from a series of lectures given by the author to describe what computer science is and what its principle Ideas are. Algorithms are the key concept of this book. … The inclusion of problems makes the book more than a personal reflection. The style is lively and avoids unnecessary jargon. With a good teacher, it could be suitable as a textbook on the foundations of computer science in an undergraduate classroom.” (Anthony J. Duben, ACM Computing Reviews, February, 2010)
“This is a very readable book on theoretical computer science, written for nonspecialists. … Practical applications are illustrated by examples from DNA computing and quantum mechanics. … Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates and general readers.” (M. Bona, Choice, Vol. 47 (5), January, 2010)
“The author is an acclaimed computer scientist and he proves why: apart from being an aggressive researcher, he is also an excellent teacher. Using his ability to teach complex computing topics in an interesting way, he introduces to the reader the ‘power and the magic’ of the underlying principles. … It will certainly draw interest from both undergraduate and post-graduate students of computing and allied fields. … I do recommend this beautiful book for a scientific library … .” (Soubhik Chakraborty, ACM Computing Reviews, August, 2010)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Algorithmic Adventures
Book Subtitle: From Knowledge to Magic
Authors: Juraj Hromkovic
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85986-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-85985-7Published: 07 July 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42606-3Published: 24 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-85986-4Published: 22 June 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 363
Topics: Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems, Computers and Education, Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity, Popular Science, general, Artificial Intelligence, Theory of Computation