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 |
9 Algorithms that Changed the Future is a 2012 book on algorithms by John MacCormick. The book seeks to explain commonly encountered computer algorithms to a layman audience.
Summary
The chapters in the book each cover an algorithm.
- Search engine indexing
- PageRank
- Public-key cryptography
- Forward error correction
- Pattern recognition
- Data compression
- Database
- Digital signature
Response
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]
References
- ^ Grossman, Wendy M (September 25, 2012). "Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: Book review". zdnet.com. 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.