Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson
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Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson
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Re: Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson
#2Love his writing style. Accessible yet detailed with fun historical tangents to set context.
Re: Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson
#3> Please do not ask me for solutions to the exercises. Even if you are [an] instructor, I will say no.
That's kind of a bummer. I like to be able to check my answers when teaching myself things.
Am I somehow alone in that?
Re: Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson
#4The logo on the right is the arabic letters of the word Algorithmi (al-Khwarizmi) the persian muslim scholar after him algorithms and logarithms were named
Re: Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson
#5The logo on the right is the arabic letters of the word Algorithmi (al-Khwarizmi) the persian muslim scholar after him algorithms and logarithms were named
...after whom...
Re: Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson
#6> Please do not ask me for solutions to the exercises. Even if you are [an] instructor, I will say no. That's kind of a bummer. I like to be able to check my answers when teaching myself things. Am I somehow alone in that?
could be a monetization idea/incentive to purchase, purchase the book get unique key, use key to check in to site to see results.
Re: Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson
#7great job and thanks for keeping this free
Re: Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson
#8> Please do not ask me for solutions to the exercises. Even if you are [an] instructor, I will say no. That's kind of a bummer. I like to be able to check my answers when teaching myself things. Am I somehow alone in that?
I have seen many people voice that complain. Personally I rarely had issues verifying a solution once I have worked through a problem.
What happens much more frequently, is that I get stuck somewhere, and get tempted to look at a solution if one is provided, which in turn nullifies the achievement. In this sense, not having solutions, makes it easier for me to plough through.
Re: Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson
#9Isn’t this the guy that is famous for being admitted to a PhD program with an exceptionally low GPA?
If so, why is he the exception and why aren’t more PhD programs looking for non-traditional talent?
Edit: I read his blog post. It gave me more insight. It looks possible for people with those sort of grades to be admitted even today, but they seem to need a cheerleader on the inside that will help them.
Re: Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson
#10> Please do not ask me for solutions to the exercises. Even if you are [an] instructor, I will say no. That's kind of a bummer. I like to be able to check my answers when teaching myself things. Am I somehow alone in that?
could be a monetization idea/incentive to purchase, purchase the book get unique key, use key to check in to site to see results.
This is done occasionally in algo books to encourage their adoption in cirricula (e.g. Dasgupta, etc.).
As a sibling comment mentions, it's relatively easy to verify your answer for correctness in some cases. The downside of this is that it becomes difficult to assess whether students are actually learning. One way to mitigate this is to withhold answers and assist with other teaching resources like TAs. This also helps teach the aforementioned 'verification' step.