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Author : Dennis Elliott Shasha
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0486296156
Join math detective in solving nearly 40 puzzles inspired by methods in computer science and mathematics. The Tower of Lego, Odd Doors Problem, Spies and Double Agents, many more. Solutions.
Author : Dennis E. Shasha
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-17
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780393349993
Hours of recreational reckoning. Collected and enhanced from Dennis Shasha's popular Scientific American column, here are thirty-six of the most innovative and emotive mathematical puzzles ever to appear in its pages. Edgy, challenging and representing the ultimate in recreational mathematical games, Puzzling Adventures dares the reader to work out the logic underlying venture fund investments, escape a Minotaur, catch a polar bear, play power politics, work out if a witness is lying, spy on contraband traders and verify DNA. An encrypted set of stories and commentary float above the puzzles. They need decrypting to discover their hints. The hints lead to a surprise—if the reader can work them out.
Author : Dennis E. Shasha
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-02-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780393349986
"Dennis Shasha is the absolute best puzzle writer alive."—David Gelernter, professor of computer science, Yale University In the tradition of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Ecco is one of the greatest sleuths of our time, a mathematical wizard who uses logic and computer programming to solve crimes, find treasures, and explore space. Join his team, expand the frontiers of your knowledge, and match wits with him on intriguing cases like "The Virus from the Spy" and "The Secrets of Space" and "The Caribou and the Gas." The puzzles collected here require no formal background beyond arithmetic and elementary algebra—just lively curiosity and keen intelligence. With thirty-six illustrated cases organized around eight major mathematical themes (from Combinatorial Geometry and Geography to Ciphers and Secrecy) this book will encourage you to use your mind and your computer in ways you never previously imagined.
Author : Dennis Elliott Shasha
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 039305120X
Author : Clifford D. Simak
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504013260
A writer finds himself trapped in an isolated village where anything imagined becomes reality in this wildly inventive contemporary fantasy Hoping to write his book in quiet and seclusion, Horton Smith has returned home to Pilot Knob. Here, in the tiny village where he passed so many carefree childhood years, he is untroubled by the pressures of the big city and can freely answer the call of his muse. Of course, back in the city Horton didn’t have to run from dinosaurs. There were no cartoon hillbillies offering him moonshine, Don Quixote was content to confine himself to the pages of a book, and the Devil himself was not on Horton’s tail. Something very, very unusual is going on in Pilot Knob, and Horton Smith is determined to get to the bottom of it—if his own imagination doesn’t kill him first! In Out of Their Minds, science fiction Grand Master Clifford D. Simak changes gears, treating his readers to a delightfully satiric flight of fancy and fantasy. An award-winning author renowned for his remarkable visions of the future, Simak brings creatures and characters from humankind’s collective imagination to breathtaking life in this fast-moving and unforgettable tale.
Author : Dennis Elliott Shasha
Publisher : W H Freeman & Company
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Mathematical recreations.
ISBN : 071672314X
Follows detective Dr. Ecco through a series of logic and mathematical problems
Author : Dennis Shasha
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486169316
DIVThe heroic Dr. Ecco uncovers a fiendish plot in this collection of original puzzles inspired by research methods of computer science and mathematics. No sophisticated mathematical background necessary. Solutions. /div
Author : Andy Liu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319568119
This book describes projects in a Mathematical “Circle,” i.e., an organization that discovers and nurtures young mathematical talents through meaningful extra-curricular activities. This is the second volume in a trilogy describing in particular the S.M.A.R.T. Circle project, which was founded in Edmonton, Canada in 1981. The acronym S.M.A.R.T. stands for Saturday Mathematical Activities, Recreations & Tutorials. This book, Volume II, is based on the papers published in scientific and education journals by the Circle members while they were still in junior high school (some still in elementary school). In essence, it explains the purpose of the Circle. Volume I describes how to run a Circle, and Volume III explains what actually takes place in the Circle. All three volumes provide a wealth of resources (mathematical problems, quizzes and games, together with their solutions). The books will be of interest to self-motivated students who want to conduct independent research, teachers who work with these students, and teachers who are currently running or planning to run Mathematical Circles of their own.
Author : Dennis E. Shasha
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780470121689
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!
Author : Dennis E. Shasha,Cathy Lazere
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780393336832
Drawing on interviews with 15 leading scientists, the authors present an unexpected vision: the future of computing is a synthesis with nature.
Author : Dennis Shasha,Philippe Bonnet
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002-06-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780080503783
Tuning your database for optimal performance means more than following a few short steps in a vendor-specific guide. For maximum improvement, you need a broad and deep knowledge of basic tuning principles, the ability to gather data in a systematic way, and the skill to make your system run faster. This is an art as well as a science, and Database Tuning: Principles, Experiments, and Troubleshooting Techniques will help you develop portable skills that will allow you to tune a wide variety of database systems on a multitude of hardware and operating systems. Further, these skills, combined with the scripts provided for validating results, are exactly what you need to evaluate competing database products and to choose the right one. Forward by Jim Gray, with invited chapters by Joe Celko and Alberto Lerner Includes industrial contributions by Bill McKenna (RedBrick/Informix), Hany Saleeb (Oracle), Tim Shetler (TimesTen), Judy Smith (Deutsche Bank), and Ron Yorita (IBM) Covers the entire system environment: hardware, operating system, transactions, indexes, queries, table design, and application analysis Contains experiments (scripts available on the author's site) to help you verify a system's effectiveness in your own environment Presents special topics, including data warehousing, Web support, main memory databases, specialized databases, and financial time series Describes performance-monitoring techniques that will help you recognize and troubleshoot problems
Author : Evelyn Waugh
Publisher : Alien Ebooks
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781667623689
Author : Barry Cipra,Erik D. Demaine,Martin L. Demaine,Tom Rodgers
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-10
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781439864791
The tradition of a publication based on the Gathering for Gardner continues with this new carefully selected and edited collection in which Martin Gardner and friends inspire and entertain. The contributors to this volume---virtually a list of Who's Who in the World of Puzzles---trace their inspiration to Martin Gardner's puzzle column in Scientifi
Author : Leith Hathout
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-23
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781568814902
A collection of short detective stories for young adults who are interested in applying high school level mathematics and physics to solving mysteries. The main character is Ravi, a 14-year-old math genius who helps the local police solve cases. Each chapter is a detective story with a mathematical puzzle at its core that Ravi is able to solve. The
Author : Jun-ichi Aoe
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1994-06-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0818654627
Introduces the basic concepts and characteristics of string pattern matching strategies and provides numerous references for further reading. The text describes and evaluates the BF, KMP, BM, and KR algorithms, discusses improvements for string pattern matching machines, and details a technique for detecting and removing the redundant operation of the AC machine. Also explored are typical problems in approximate string matching. In addition, the reader will find a description for applying string pattern matching algorithms to multidimensional matching problems, an investigation of numerous hardware-based solutions for pattern matching, and an examination of hardware approaches for full text search.
