Book Review: Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths
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This is one of the more thought provoking books that goes deep into the different algorithms that we use or we could use for everyday decisions. The authors pose a variety of everyday problems; for e.g. when should one stop looking for a life partner (or buying a home) and make a decision OR what's the best strategy to do your laundry OR what is the best strategy to play a slot machine OR how should you organize your bookshelf (or your email Inbox) OR what strategy should you adopt for the seating plan at your wedding OR how do your predict the future OR how to plan your next ten city vacation. While presenting solutions for these and a whole host of problems, the authors delve deep into the details of each of those algorithms. Some of you might recognize algorithms like merge sort or least recently used but there are also many esoteric algorithms like Bayes rule, Laplace Law or Hill climbing for which you might have to dust your memory. This book is a must read for winter when you have lots of time to think and not much to do outside!
This is one of the more thought provoking books that goes deep into the different algorithms that we use or we could use for everyday decisions. The authors pose a variety of everyday problems; for e.g. when should one stop looking for a life partner (or buying a home) and make a decision OR what's the best strategy to do your laundry OR what is the best strategy to play a slot machine OR how should you organize your bookshelf (or your email Inbox) OR what strategy should you adopt for the seating plan at your wedding OR how do your predict the future OR how to plan your next ten city vacation. While presenting solutions for these and a whole host of problems, the authors delve deep into the details of each of those algorithms. Some of you might recognize algorithms like merge sort or least recently used but there are also many esoteric algorithms like Bayes rule, Laplace Law or Hill climbing for which you might have to dust your memory. This book is a must read for winter when you have lots of time to think and not much to do outside!
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