改變世界的九大演算法：讓今日電腦無所不能的最強概念（暢銷經典版）

ISBN-10: 626950774X
ISBN-13: 9786269507740
Category: Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development
Pages: 217
Language: Chinese
Published: 2021-10-07
Publisher: 經濟新潮社
Author: 約翰˙麥考米克

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榮獲美國出版人協會（Association of American Publishers）電腦資訊科學最佳書籍獎

電腦網路技術無所不在：每天，我們從海量的資訊中搜尋到所要的資訊、我們上傳照片到臉書上、我們運用公鑰加密來傳送私人資訊例如信用卡號碼等等、我們使用數位簽章來確認所造訪的網站的真偽……

這本書介紹了讓電腦網路世界得以運作，塑造今日人類生活的九種最重要的演算法（algorithm）。作者挑選這九大演算法的標準是：

1.每天會被一般電腦使用者用到的演算法。

2.必須能解決現實世界的具體問題。

3.主要是與資訊科學理論有關的演算法。

4. 美、簡潔、優雅。

本書所介紹的九大演算法是：搜尋引擎的索引（search engine indexing）、網頁排序（page rank）、公鑰加密（public-key cryptography）、錯誤更正碼（error-correcting codes）、模式辨識（pattern recognition，如手寫辨識、聲音辨識、人臉辨識等等）、資料壓縮（data compression）、資料庫（databases）、數位簽章（digital signature），以及一種如果存在的話將會很了不起的偉大演算法，並探討電腦能力的極限。

作者將我們日常生活會用到的電腦功能背後的道理，以淺顯易懂的方式介紹，不具備資訊科學的背景也可以了解。而且令人驚喜的是，每一種演算法，都是一個解決問題的創意與線索，也讓我們得以一窺近代數學家、資訊科學家的努力探索成果。面對越來越科技化的現代生活與職場挑戰，這些基本原理和概念值得我們去了解、吸收，為未來世界做好準備。

媒體好評：

「這是一本很容易讀的書，介紹了一些很重要的演算法。最重要的是，這本書傳達了一種神奇——不光是指科技的成就，而是使得電腦發揮神奇功能的美麗科學。」

Andreas Trabesinger，《自然物理學》(Nature Physics)

「這本書寫得非常好……風格相當平易近人，適合廣大讀者閱讀。」

John Gilbey，《泰晤士報高等教育專刊》(Times Higher Education)

「作者讓讀者有一種發動機的感覺，這台發動機為網路世界提供動力……本書讓讀者體會真實世界，開始看到這些演算法在你我周遭活跳跳。」

Kevin Slavin，《新科學家》(New Scientist)

「成功地把電腦科學呈現給廣大群眾。」

Ernest Davis，《工業與應用數學學會通訊》(SIAM News)

「作者讓大家稍稍體會到，我們電腦科學家們之所以對演算法如此興奮的原因——因為演算法的功用，還有它們的美與優雅。」

Paul Curzon，《科學》（Science）

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