
The Computer Always Wins
A Playful Introduction to Algorithms through Puzzles and Strategy Games
$46.05
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
27 May 2025
Summary
An engaging and approachable resource for beginning-to-intermediate coders eager to learn advanced ideas in computer programming.
In The Computer Always Wins, Elliot Lichtman will teach you some of computer science’s most powerful concepts in a refreshingly accessible way—exploring them through word games, board games, and strategy games you already know. Learn recursion by playing tic-tac-toe, efficient search through puzzle games like sudoku and Wordle, and machine learning…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262551694 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262551691 |
| Author: | Elliot Lichtman |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 27 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Elliot Lichtman
Elliot Lichtman started teaching online classes in computer science when he was a freshman in high school. Small classes quickly grew into a series of larger and longer offerings, and from those, this book was born. Elliot is currently a sophomore at Yale University.
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