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Princeton University Press
Language
English
Pages
219

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Computer algorithms Computer science Artificial intelligence Informatique Algorithmes Intelligence artificielle Algorithms Informatik Algorithmus Künstliche Intelligenz Social aspects Datavetenskap Artificiell intelligens
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Table of Contents

Foreword
Page ix
1. Introduction: What Are the Extraordinary Ideas Computers Use Every Day?
Page 1
2. Search Engine Indexing: Finding Needles in the World's Biggest Haystack
Page 10
3. PageRank: The Technology That Launched Google
Page 24
4. Public Key Cryptography: Sending Secrets on a Postcard
Page 38
5. Error-Correcting Codes: Mistakes That Fix Themselves
Page 60
6. Pattern Recognition: Learning from Experience
Page 80
7. Data Compression: Something for Nothing
Page 105
8. Databases: The Quest for Consistency
Page 122
9. Digital Signatures: Who Really Wrote This Software?
Page 149
10. What Is Computable?
Page 174
11. Conclusion: More Genius at Your Fingertips?
Page 199
Acknowledgments
Page 205
Sources and Further Reading
Page 207
Index
Page 211

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
006.3
Library of Congress
QA76 M21453 2012, QA76 .M21453 2012, QA76M21453 2012

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x, 219 p. :
Number of pages
219

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Open Library
OL25249806M
ISBN 13
9780691147147
LCCN
2011008867
OCLC/WorldCat
711959719

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OL16561365W

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