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Puzzles for programmers and pros / Dennis E. Shasha.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Indianapolis, IN : Wiley Pub., c2007.Description: xiii, 226 p. : ill. ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9788126512911 (pbk.)
  • 8126512911 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 793.74 SHA 23  011745
LOC classification:
  • QA95 .S4699 2007
Contents:
Contents Puzzles for Programmers and Pros Introduction Part I: Mind Games Part II: The Secret of the Puzzle Part III: Faithful Foes Index
Summary: *Aimed at both working programmers who are applying for a job where puzzles are an integral part of the interview, as well as techies who just love a good puzzle, this book offers a cache of exciting puzzles * Features a new series of puzzles, never before published, called elimination puzzles that have a pedagogical aim of helping the reader solve an entire class of Sudoku-like puzzles * Provides the tools to solve the puzzles by hand and computer * The first part of each chapter presents a puzzle; the second part shows readers how to solve several classes of puzzles algorithmically; the third part asks the reader to solve a mystery involving codes, puzzles, and geography * Comes with a unique bonus: if readers actually solve the mystery, they have a chance to win a prize, which will be promoted on wrox.com!
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"Programmer to programmer"--Cover.

"Wrox"--Cover.

Includes index.

Contents
Puzzles for Programmers and Pros
Introduction
Part I: Mind Games
Part II: The Secret of the Puzzle
Part III: Faithful Foes
Index

*Aimed at both working programmers who are applying for a job where puzzles are an integral part of the interview, as well as techies who just love a good puzzle, this book offers a cache of exciting puzzles
* Features a new series of puzzles, never before published, called elimination puzzles that have a pedagogical aim of helping the reader solve an entire class of Sudoku-like puzzles
* Provides the tools to solve the puzzles by hand and computer
* The first part of each chapter presents a puzzle; the second part shows readers how to solve several classes of puzzles algorithmically; the third part asks the reader to solve a mystery involving codes, puzzles, and geography
* Comes with a unique bonus: if readers actually solve the mystery, they have a chance to win a prize, which will be promoted on wrox.com!

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