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Ant Colony Optimization and Constraint Programming. by Solnon, Christine

Table of Contents: “…Constraint programming; 1.1.2. Ant colony optimization; 1.1.3. Constraint programming with ant colony optimization; Chapter 2. …”
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Theory of randomized search heuristics : foundations and recent developments

Table of Contents: “…Runtime Analysis of Evolutionary Algorithms for Discrete Optimization Peter S. Oliveto and Xin Yao; 3. …”
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On the Shoulders of Giants : New Approaches to Numeracy.

Table of Contents: “…""On the Shoulders of Giants""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Pattern""; ""FUNDAMENTAL MATHEMATICS""; ""FIVE SAMPLES""; ""CONNECTIONS""; ""GAINING PERSPECTIVE""; ""REFERENCES AND RECOMMENDED READING""; ""Dimension""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""The Dimensional Ladder""; ""Giving Geometrical Gifts""; ""MEASURING VOLUMES""; ""Decomposition Models""; ""Pyramid Problems""; ""Cylinders and Discs""; ""VISUALIZING DIMENSIONS""; ""Growth Factors""; ""Rates and Averages""; ""Drawing Cubes""; ""COORDINATES IN DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS""; ""Number Lines and Circles""; ""Lengths and Perimeters""…”
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Algorithmic Puzzles. by Levitin, Anany, Levitin, Maria

Table of Contents: “…-- General strategies for algorithm design -- Analysis techniques -- Easier puzzles (#1 to #50) -- Puzzles of medium difficulty (#51 to #110) -- Harder puzzles (#111 to #150) -- Hints -- Solutions -- References -- Design stragety and analysis index.…”
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Algorithms for Dummies. by Mueller, John Paul

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Algorithms -- Chapter 1 Introducing Algorithms -- Describing Algorithms -- The right way to make toast: Defining algorithm uses -- Finding algorithms everywhere -- Using Computers to Solve Problems -- Getting the most out of modern CPUs and GPUs -- Working with special-purpose chips -- Networks: Sharing is more than caring -- Leveraging available data…”
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Algorithmic composition : a guide to composing music with Nyquist by Simoni, Mary Hope

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Nature-inspired optimization algorithms by Yang, Xin-She

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Permutation Group Algorithms by Seress, kos

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Algorithms in invariant theory by Sturmfels, Bernd, 1962-

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Swarm intelligence and bio-inspired computation : theory and applications

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Ant colony optimization by Dorigo, Marco

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 -- From Real to Artificial Ants; 2 -- The Ant Colony Optimization Metaheuristic; 3 -- Ant Colony Optimization Algorithms for the Traveling Salesman Problem; 4 -- Ant Colony Optimization Theory; 5 -- Ant Colony Optimization for NP-Hard Problems; 6 -- AntNet: An ACO Algorithm for Data Network Routing; 7 -- Conclusions and Prospects for the Future; Appendix: Sources of Information about the ACO Field; References; Index.…”
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Introduction to cryptography by Padhye, Sahadeo, Sahu, Rajeev A., Saraswat, Vishal

Table of Contents: “…3.7 Quadratic Congruence3.7.1 Quadratic Residue or Non-Residue; 3.7.2 Legendre Symbol and Jacobi Symbol; 3.8 Exponentiation and Logarithm; 3.8.1 Square and Multiply Method; 3.9 Discrete Logarithm Problem; 3.9.1 Shank's Baby-Step Giant-Step Algorithm; 3.9.2 Pollard's Rho Algorithm; 3.9.3 Pohlig-Hellman Algorithm; 3.9.4 Index Calculus Algorithm; 3.10 Exercises; 4 Probability and Perfect Secrecy; 4.1 Basic Concept of Probability; 4.2 Birthday Paradox; 4.3 Perfect Secrecy; 4.4 Vernam One-Time Pad; 4.5 Random Number Generation; 4.6 Pseudo-random Number Generator; 4.7 Exercises; 5 Complexity Theory.…”
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The Sharing Economy : Implications for the Future of Hospitality and Tourism. by Okumus, Fevzi

Table of Contents: “…Chaos and complexity in tourismStudy tenets -- The sharing economy and tourism -- Peer-to-peer accommodation in Greece -- Methods -- Participants -- Sample determination and collection -- Measures -- Implementation of fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis algorithms -- Results -- Sufficient complex statements -- Discussion -- Confirmation of tenets -- Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis versus regression and Cramerâ#x80;#x99;s V -- Fit and predictive validity -- Managerial implications -- Limitations and future research -- References…”
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Pathway modeling and algorithm research

Table of Contents: “…PATHWAY MODELING AND ALGORITHM RESEARCH; PATHWAY MODELING AND ALGORITHM RESEARCH; Contents; Preface; Biological Pathways and Their Modeling; Abstract; 1. …”
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Parallel Computing Using the Prefix Problem. by Lakshmivarahan, S.

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One -- Getting Started; Chapter 1 -- The Prefix Problem And Its Applications; 1.1 The Prefix Problem; 1.2 Why Prefix Problem; 1.3 Exercises; 1.4 Notes and References; Chapter 2 -- Parallel Machines And Models -- An Overview; 2.1 The Need for Parallelism; 2.2 A Classification of Parallel Computers; 2.3 Parallel Models; 2.4 Performance Measures; 2.5 A Parallel Complexity Class; 2.6 Brent's Inequality; 2.7 A Simple Lower Bound; 2.8 Exercises; 2.9 Notes and References; Part Two -- Algorithms For Shared Memory Models.…”
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Concurrency by Malkhi, Dahlia

Table of Contents: “…TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES ON LAMPORT'SWORK -- 1. Shared Memory and the Bakery Algorithm -- 2. The Notions of Time and Global State in a Distributed System -- 3. …”
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Swarm Intelligence Algorithms : Modifications and Applications. by Slowik, Adam

Table of Contents: “…-- 1.2.3 Pseudo-code of standard ACO algorithm -- 1.3 Modified variants of ant colony optimization -- 1.3.1 Elitist ant systems -- 1.3.2 Ant colony system -- 1.3.3 Max-min ant system -- 1.3.4 Rank based ant systems -- 1.3.5 Continuous orthogonal ant systems…”
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An Introduction to Algorithmic Trading : Basic to Advanced Strategies. by Leshik, Edward, Cralle, Jane

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Structural geology algorithms : vectors and tensors by Allmendinger, Richard Waldron, Cardozo, Nestor, Fisher, Donald M., 1961-

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Pattern Recognition. by Theodoridis, Sergios

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 13 Clustering Algorithms II: Hierarchical AlgorithmsChapter 14 Clustering Algorithms III: Schemes Based on Function Optimization; Chapter 15 Clustering Algorithms IV; Chapter 16 Cluster Validity; Appendix A Hints from Probability and Statistics; Appendix B Linear Algebra Basics; Appendix C Cost Function Optimization; Appendix D Basic Definitions from Linear Systems Theory; Index.…”
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