Programming Challenges
Programming Challenges

Author: Steven S Skiena

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-04-18

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 038722081X

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There are many distinct pleasures associated with computer programming. Craftsmanship has its quiet rewards, the satisfaction that comes from building a useful object and making it work. Excitement arrives with the flash of insight that cracks a previously intractable problem. The spiritual quest for elegance can turn the hacker into an artist. There are pleasures in parsimony, in squeezing the last drop of performance out of clever algorithms and tight coding. The games, puzzles, and challenges of problems from international programming competitions are a great way to experience these pleasures while improving your algorithmic and coding skills. This book contains over 100 problems that have appeared in previous programming contests, along with discussions of the theory and ideas necessary to attack them. Instant online grading for all of these problems is available from two WWW robot judging sites. Combining this book with a judge gives an exciting new way to challenge and improve your programming skills. This book can be used for self-study, for teaching innovative courses in algorithms and programming, and in training for international competition. The problems in this book have been selected from over 1,000 programming problems at the Universidad de Valladolid online judge. The judge has ruled on well over one million submissions from 27,000 registered users around the world to date. We have taken only the best of the best, the most fun, exciting, and interesting problems available.

Learn to Code by Solving Problems
Learn to Code by Solving Problems

Author: Daniel Zingaro

Publisher: No Starch Press

Published: 2021-06-29

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1718501331

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Learn to Code by Solving Problems is a practical introduction to programming using Python. It uses coding-competition challenges to teach you the mechanics of coding and how to think like a savvy programmer. Computers are capable of solving almost any problem when given the right instructions. That’s where programming comes in. This beginner’s book will have you writing Python programs right away. You’ll solve interesting problems drawn from real coding competitions and build your programming skills as you go. Every chapter presents problems from coding challenge websites, where online judges test your solutions and provide targeted feedback. As you practice using core Python features, functions, and techniques, you’ll develop a clear understanding of data structures, algorithms, and other programming basics. Bonus exercises invite you to explore new concepts on your own, and multiple-choice questions encourage you to think about how each piece of code works. You’ll learn how to: Run Python code, work with strings, and use variables Write programs that make decisions Make code more efficient with while and for loops Use Python sets, lists, and dictionaries to organize, sort, and search data Design programs using functions and top-down design Create complete-search algorithms and use Big O notation to design more efficient code By the end of the book, you’ll not only be proficient in Python, but you’ll also understand how to think through problems and tackle them with code. Programming languages come and go, but this book gives you the lasting foundation you need to start thinking like a programmer.

Python Workout
Python Workout

Author: Reuven M. Lerner

Publisher: Manning Publications

Published: 2020-08-04

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1617295507

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The only way to master a skill is to practice. In Python Workout, author Reuven M. Lerner guides you through 50 carefully selected exercises that invite you to flex your programming muscles. As you take on each new challenge, you’ll build programming skill and confidence. Summary The only way to master a skill is to practice. In Python Workout, author Reuven M. Lerner guides you through 50 carefully selected exercises that invite you to flex your programming muscles. As you take on each new challenge, you’ll build programming skill and confidence. The thorough explanations help you lock in what you’ve learned and apply it to your own projects. Along the way, Python Workout provides over four hours of video instruction walking you through the solutions to each exercise and dozens of additional exercises for you to try on your own. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology To become a champion Python programmer you need to work out, building mental muscle with your hands on the keyboard. Each carefully selected exercise in this unique book adds to your Python prowess—one important skill at a time. About the book Python Workout presents 50 exercises that focus on key Python 3 features. In it, expert Python coach Reuven Lerner guides you through a series of small projects, practicing the skills you need to tackle everyday tasks. You’ll appreciate the clear explanations of each technique, and you can watch Reuven solve each exercise in the accompanying videos. What's inside 50 hands-on exercises and solutions Coverage of all Python data types Dozens more bonus exercises for extra practice About the reader For readers with basic Python knowledge. About the author Reuven M. Lerner teaches Python and data science to companies around the world. Table of Contents 1 Numeric types 2 Strings 3 Lists and tuples 4 Dictionaries and sets 5 Files 6 Functions 7 Functional programming with comprehensions 8 Modules and packages 9 Objects 10 Iterators and generators

Programming Problems
Programming Problems

Author: B. Green

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9781475071962

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A complete primer for the technical programming interview. This book reviews the fundamentals of computer programming through programming problems posed to candidates at Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and others. Complete solutions to every programming problem is provided in clear explanations and easy to read C++11 code. If you are learning to code then this book provides a great introduction to C++11 and fundamental data structures and algorithms. If you are preparing for an interview or want to challenge yourself, then this book will cover all the fundamentals asked at major companies such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.

Programming Problems
Programming Problems

Author: Bradley Green

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2013-02-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781484964095

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Self contained with problems completely worked out in clear, readable C++11, Volume II covers a wide swatch of advanced programming techniques. The sections range from specialized procedures for bit manipulation, numerical analysis, subsequence problems, and random algorithms. Each chapter gives an in excellent coverage of the topics by providing a wide array of problems and solutions. For both beginning programmers and senior engineers, this book is sure to provide you with more valuable insights and enjoyable challenges.

Programming for the Puzzled
Programming for the Puzzled

Author: Srini Devadas

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2017-11-16

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0262343193

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Learning programming with one of “the coolest applications around”: algorithmic puzzles ranging from scheduling selfie time to verifying the six degrees of separation hypothesis. This book builds a bridge between the recreational world of algorithmic puzzles (puzzles that can be solved by algorithms) and the pragmatic world of computer programming, teaching readers to program while solving puzzles. Few introductory students want to program for programming's sake. Puzzles are real-world applications that are attention grabbing, intriguing, and easy to describe. Each lesson starts with the description of a puzzle. After a failed attempt or two at solving the puzzle, the reader arrives at an Aha! moment—a search strategy, data structure, or mathematical fact—and the solution presents itself. The solution to the puzzle becomes the specification of the code to be written. Readers will thus know what the code is supposed to do before seeing the code itself. This represents a pedagogical philosophy that decouples understanding the functionality of the code from understanding programming language syntax and semantics. Python syntax and semantics required to understand the code are explained as needed for each puzzle. Readers need only the rudimentary grasp of programming concepts that can be obtained from introductory or AP computer science classes in high school. The book includes more than twenty puzzles and more than seventy programming exercises that vary in difficulty. Many of the puzzles are well known and have appeared in publications and on websites in many variations. They range from scheduling selfie time with celebrities to solving Sudoku problems in seconds to verifying the six degrees of separation hypothesis. The code for selected puzzle solutions is downloadable from the book's website; the code for all puzzle solutions is available to instructors.

Cracking the Coding Interview
Cracking the Coding Interview

Author: Gayle Laakmann McDowell

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781466208681

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Now in the 5th edition, Cracking the Coding Interview gives you the interview preparation you need to get the top software developer jobs. This book provides: 150 Programming Interview Questions and Solutions: From binary trees to binary search, this list of 150 questions includes the most common and most useful questions in data structures, algorithms, and knowledge based questions. 5 Algorithm Approaches: Stop being blind-sided by tough algorithm questions, and learn these five approaches to tackle the trickiest problems. Behind the Scenes of the interview processes at Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, and Apple: Learn what really goes on during your interview day and how decisions get made. Ten Mistakes Candidates Make -- And How to Avoid Them: Don't lose your dream job by making these common mistakes. Learn what many candidates do wrong, and how to avoid these issues. Steps to Prepare for Behavioral and Technical Questions: Stop meandering through an endless set of questions, while missing some of the most important preparation techniques. Follow these steps to more thoroughly prepare in less time.

Bilevel Programming Problems
Bilevel Programming Problems

Author: Stephan Dempe

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-01-28

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 3662458276

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This book describes recent theoretical findings relevant to bilevel programming in general, and in mixed-integer bilevel programming in particular. It describes recent applications in energy problems, such as the stochastic bilevel optimization approaches used in the natural gas industry. New algorithms for solving linear and mixed-integer bilevel programming problems are presented and explained.

Multivalued Analysis and Nonlinear Programming Problems with Perturbations
Multivalued Analysis and Nonlinear Programming Problems with Perturbations

Author: B. Luderer

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-09

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1475734689

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The book presents a treatment of topological and differential properties of multivalued mappings and marginal functions. In addition, applications to sensitivity analysis of nonlinear programming problems under perturbations are studied. Properties of marginal functions associated with optimization problems are analyzed under quite general constraints defined by means of multivalued mappings. A unified approach to directional differentiability of functions and multifunctions forms the base of the volume. Nonlinear programming problems involving quasidifferentiable functions are considered as well. A significant part of the results are based on theories and concepts of two former Soviet Union researchers, Demyanov and Rubinov, and have never been published in English before. It contains all the necessary information from multivalued analysis and does not require special knowledge, but assumes basic knowledge of calculus at an undergraduate level.

An Introduction to Fuzzy Linear Programming Problems
An Introduction to Fuzzy Linear Programming Problems

Author: Jagdeep Kaur

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-02

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 331931274X

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The book presents a snapshot of the state of the art in the field of fully fuzzy linear programming. The main focus is on showing current methods for finding the fuzzy optimal solution of fully fuzzy linear programming problems in which all the parameters and decision variables are represented by non-negative fuzzy numbers. It presents new methods developed by the authors, as well as existing methods developed by others, and their application to real-world problems, including fuzzy transportation problems. Moreover, it compares the outcomes of the different methods and discusses their advantages/disadvantages. As the first work to collect at one place the most important methods for solving fuzzy linear programming problems, the book represents a useful reference guide for students and researchers, providing them with the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge to deal with linear programming problems under uncertainty.