Bad choices
Subtitle: how algorithms can help you think smarter and live happier
By: Ali Almossawi
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9780735222120
Subjects: Probabilities; Mathematical models; Algorithms; Decision making; Sequential analysis
Description: An introduction to algorithms and their problem-solving potential in the everyday world outlines alternative methods for managing twelve different scenarios using the same systems that underline a word processor, a Google search engine, or a Facebook ad.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Algorithmic thinking in everyday life; title: Match those socks; title: Find your size; title: Pop to the shops; title: Bring him home; title: Sort that post; title: Be more hip; title: Update that status; title: Get the jobs done; title: Fix that necklace; title: Locate that box; title: Fill those shelves; title: Navigate those aisles; title: Final thoughts.