Publication

2007 - Wiley Pub., Indianapolis, IN, Indiana

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

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and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC793.74
  • LCCQA95 .S4699 2007
  • LCCQA95

Description

Aimed at both working programmers who are applying for a job where puzzles are an integral part of the interview, as well as techies who just love a good puzzle, this book offers a cache of exciting puzzles Features a new series of puzzles, never before published, called elimination puzzles that have a pedagogical aim of helping the reader solve an entire class of Sudoku-like puzzles Provides the tools to solve the puzzles by hand and computer The first part of each chapter presents a puzzle; the second part shows readers how to solve several classes of puzzles algorithmically; the third part asks the reader to solve a mystery involving codes, puzzles, and geography Comes with a unique bonus: if readers actually solve the mystery, they have a chance to win a prize, which will be promoted on wrox.com!

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