Bad Choices: How Algorithms Can Help You Think Smarter and Live Happier
Authors: Ali Almossawi
ISBN-10: 0735222126
ISBN-13: 9780735222120
Released: 2017-04-04
Pages: 160 pages
A relatable,interactive,and funny exploration of algorithms,those essential building blocks of computer science—and of everyday life—from the author of the wildly popular Bad Arguments
Algorithms—processes that are made up of unambiguous steps and do something useful—make up the very foundations of computer science. But they also inform our choices in approaching everyday tasks,from managing a pile of clothes fresh out of the dryer to deciding what music to listen to.
With Bad Choices,Ali Almossawi presents twelve scenes from everyday life that help demonstrate and demystify the fundamental algorithms that drive computer science,bringing these seemingly elusive concepts into the understandable realms of the everyday.
Readers will discover how:
Matching socks can teach you about search and hash tables
Planning trips to the store can demonstrate the value of stacks
Deciding what music to listen to shows why link analysis is all-important
Crafting a succinct Tweet draws on ideas from compression
Making your way through a grocery list helps explain priority queues and traversing graphs
And more
As you better understand algorithms,you’ll also discover what makes a method faster and more efficient,helping you become a more nimble,creative problem-solver,ready to face new challenges. Bad Choices will open the world of algorithms to all readers,making this a perennial go-to for fans of quirky,accessible science books.
COVER
ALSO BYALI ALMOSSAWI
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT
DEDICATION
CONTENTS
EPIGRAPH
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
1.MATCH THOSE SOCKS
2.FIND YOUR SIZE
3.POP TO THE SHOPS
4.BRING HIM HOME
5.SORT THAT POST
6.BEMORE HIP
7.UPDATE THAT STATUS
8.GET THE JOBS DONE
9.FIX THAT NECKLACE
10.LOCATE THAT BOX
11.FILL THOSE SHELVES
12.NAVIGATE THOSE AISLES
FINAL THOUGHTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TO LEARN MORE
RATES OF GROWTH
INDEX
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