| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 255 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Finding One's Way in a World of Algorithms. Algorithms, An Historical Perspective / Giorgio Ausiello -- How to Design an Algorithm / Rossella Petreschi -- The One Million Dollars Problem / Alessandro Panconesi -- The Difficult Simplicity of Daily Life. The Quest for the Shortest Route / Camil Demetrescu and Giuseppe F. Italiano -- Web Search / Paolo Ferragina and Rossano Venturini -- Algorithms for Secure Communication / Alberto Marchetti-Spaccamela -- Algorithmics for the Life Sciences / Raffaele Giancarlo -- The Shortest Walk to Watch TV / Fabrizio Rossi, Antonio Sassano and Stefano Smriglio -- Algorithms for Auctions and Games / Vincenzo Bonifaci and Stefano Leonardi -- Randomness and Complexity / Riccardo Silvestri |
| Summary |
To examine, analyze, and manipulate a problem to the point of designing an algorithm for solving it is an exercise of fundamental value in many fields. With so many everyday activities governed by algorithmic principles, the power, precision, reliability and speed of execution demanded by users have transformed the design and construction of algorithms from a creative, artisanal activity into a full-fledged science in its own right. This book is aimed at all those who exploit the results of this new science, as designers and as consumers |
| Notes |
"First published in Italian in 2010 by Mondadori Education S.p.A., Milano as "L'informatica invisible: Come gli algoritmi regolano la nostra vita ... e tutto il resto." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 11, 2013) |
| Subject |
Algorithms.
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Algorithms -- History
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Computer algorithms.
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Mathematical Concepts -- history
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Algorithms
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Computing Methodologies
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algorithms.
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Algorithms
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Computer algorithms
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ausiello, G. (Giorgio), 1941- editor.
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Petreschi, Rossella, 1950- editor.
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| ISBN |
9783642396526 |
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3642396526 |
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3642396518 |
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9783642396519 |
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9783642396533 |
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3642396534 |
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9783662523667 |
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3662523663 |
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