Cambridge University Press | Competitive Programming In Python: 128 Algorithms To Develop Your Coding Skills (2020 EN)

Author: Christoph Dürr, Jill-Jênn Vie
Full Title: Competitive Programming In Python: 128 Algorithms To Develop Your Coding Skills
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (January 15, 2021)
Year: 2020
ISBN-13: 9781108716826 (978-1-10-871682-6)
ISBN-10: 1108716822
Pages: 264
Language: English
Genre: Educational: Programming
File type: PDF (True, but nonnative Cover), Code Files
Quality: 9/10
Price: £29.99


Want to kill it at your job interview in the tech industry? Want to win that coding competition? Learn all the algorithmic techniques and programming skills you need from two experienced coaches, problem setters, and jurors for coding competitions. The authors highlight the versatility of each algorithm by considering a variety of problems and show how to implement algorithms in simple and efficient code. Readers can expect to master 128 algorithms in Python and discover the right way to tackle a problem and quickly implement a solution of low complexity. Classic problems like Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm and Knuth-Morris-Pratt's string matching algorithm are featured alongside lesser known data structures like Fenwick trees and Knuth's dancing links. The book provides a framework to tackle algorithmic problem solving, including: Definition, Complexity, Applications, Algorithm, Key Information, Implementation, Variants, In Practice, and Problems.


Inside:
✓ Ninety-three figures help readers directly visualize the definitions and principles, and also illustrate counter arguments to see why naive approaches fail
✓ Written in a direct engaging style, avoiding tedious formal language, for deep understanding of underlying principles
✓ Assumes basic knowledge of programming, data structures, complexity analysis, and discrete math

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