You're reading from 50 Algorithms Every Programmer Should Know Tackle computer science challenges with classic to modern algorithms in machine learning, software design, data systems, and cryptography

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803247762

Length 538 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Processing

Tools

Processing

Concepts

Data Structures and Algorithms

Author (1):

Imran Ahmad

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Fundamentals and Core Algorithms FREE CHAPTER

2. Overview of Algorithms

3. Data Structures Used in Algorithms

4. Sorting and Searching Algorithms

5. Designing Algorithms

6. Graph Algorithms

7. Section 2: Machine Learning Algorithms

8. Unsupervised Machine Learning Algorithms

9. Traditional Supervised Learning Algorithms

10. Neural Network Algorithms

11. Algorithms for Natural Language Processing

12. Understanding Sequential Models

13. Advanced Sequential Modeling Algorithms

14. Section 3: Advanced Topics

15. Recommendation Engines

16. Algorithmic Strategies for Data Handling

17. Cryptography

18. Large-Scale Algorithms

19. Practical Considerations

20. Other Books You May Enjoy

21. Index

Practical applications

The ability to efficiently and accurately search data in a given data repository is critical to many real-life applications. Depending on your choice of searching algorithm, you may need to sort the data first as well. The choice of the right sorting and searching algorithms will depend on the type and the size of the data, as well as the nature of the problem you are trying to solve.

Let's try to use the algorithms presented in this chapter to solve the problem of matching a new applicant at the immigration department of a certain country with historical records. When someone applies for a visa to enter the country, the system tries to match the applicant with the existing historical records. If at least one match is found, then the system further calculates the number of times that the individual has been approved or refused in the past. On the other hand, if no match is found, the system classes the applicant as a new applicant and issues...