Grokking Algorithms: An illustrated guide for programmers and other curious people
Aditya Y. BhargavaSummary
Grokking Algorithms is a fully illustrated, friendly
guide that teaches you how to apply common algorithms to the
practical problems you face every day as a programmer. You'll start
with sorting and searching and, as you build up your skills in
thinking algorithmically, you'll tackle more complex concerns such
as data compression and artificial intelligence. Each carefully
presented example includes helpful diagrams and fully annotated
code samples in Python.
About the Technology
An algorithm is nothing more than a step-by-step procedure for
solving a problem. The algorithms you’ll use most often as a
programmer have already been discovered, tested, and proven. If you
want to understand them but refuse to slog through dense multipage
proofs, this is the book for you. This fully illustrated and
engaging guide makes it easy to learn how to use the most important
algorithms effectively in your own programs.
About the Book
Grokking Algorithms is a friendly take on this core
computer science topic. In it, you’ll learn how to apply
common algorithms to the practical programming problems you face
every day. You’ll start with tasks like sorting and
searching. As you build up your skills, you’ll tackle more
complex problems like data compression and artificial intelligence.
Each carefully presented example includes helpful diagrams and
fully annotated code samples in Python. By the end of this book,
you will have mastered widely applicable algorithms as well as how
and when to use them.
What’s Inside
Covers search, sort, and graph algorithms
Over 400 pictures with detailed walkthroughs
Performance trade-offs between algorithms
Python-based code samples
About the Reader
This easy-to-read, picture-heavy introduction is suitable for
self-taught programmers, engineers, or anyone who wants to brush up
on algorithms.
About the Author
Aditya Bhargava is a software engineer with a dual background in
computer science and fine arts. He blogs on programming at
adit.io.