Preface List of Puzzles Tutorial Puzzles Main Section Puzzles 1. Tutorials General Strategies for Algorithm Design Analysis Techniques 2. Puzzles Easier Puzzles (#1 - #50) Medium Dic culty Puzzles (51 - 110) Harder Puzzles (#111 - 150) 3. Hints 4. Solutions References Design Strategy and Analysis Index Index of Terms and Names
Anany Levitin is a professor of Computing Sciences at Villanova
University. He is the author of a popular textbook on design and
analysis of algorithms, which has been translated into Chinese,
Greek, Korean, and Russian. He has also published papers on
mathematical optimization theory, software engineering, data
management, algorithm design, and computer science education.
Maria Levitin is an independent consultant. After some years
working for leading software companies and developing business
applications for large corporations, she now specializes in
web-based applications and wireless computing.
"Algorithmic Puzzles by Anany Levitin and Maria Levitin is an
interesting and novel style of puzzle book. The emphasis lies in
training the reader to think algorithmically and develop new
puzzle-solving skills: the majority of puzzles are problems where
we are asked to find the shortest distance or the fewest moves to
get from A to B, or construct a proof that a puzzle has no
solution. the book provides plenty of puzzles to keep even the most
avid
problem-solvers busy for a long time, all with varying levels of
difficulty and different styles/contexts. The solutions provided
are comprehensive and explain themselves in a friendly,
constructive manner,
complete with illustrations. In addition to questions and answers,
a section of brief hints is also provided to assist the reader in
their puzzle-solving endeavours." -- Graham Wheeler, Significance
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