9 Algorithms That Changed the Future
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| Author | John MacCormick |
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| Subject | Algorithm |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Publication date | 2012 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 232 |
| ISBN | 978-0691158198 |
| Website | "9 Algorithms that Changed the Future". Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. |
9 Algorithms that Changed the Future is a 2012 book by John MacCormick on algorithms. The book seeks to explain commonly encountered computer algorithms to a layman audience.
Summary
[edit]The chapters in the book each cover an algorithm.
Response
[edit]One reviewer said the book is written in a clear and simple style.[1]
A reviewer for New York Journal of Books suggested that this book would be a good complement to an introductory college-level computer science course.[2]
Another reviewer called the book "a valuable addition to the popular computing literature".[3]
2020 edition
[edit]The book has been re-released by Princeton University Press in 2020.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Grossman, Wendy M (September 25, 2012). "Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: Book review". ZDNet. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ Isaacman, Richard (n.d.). "a book review by Dr. Richard Isaacman: Nine Algorithms that Changed the Future: The Ingenious Ideas that Drive Today's Computers". nyjournalofbooks.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ Dupuis, John (June 11, 2012). "Reading Diary: Nine algorithms that changed the future by John MacCormick". scienceblogs.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ MacCormick, John (n.d.). "New edition and audiobook of "9 Algorithms"". dickinson.edu. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ↑ "Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: The Ingenious Ideas That Drive Today's Computers". princeton.edu. n.d. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
