Once upon an algorithm. How stories explain computing

MaRDI QIDQ4608864zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Martin Erwig

Publication date 29 March 2018

zbMATH Keywords

algorithmdata structuresortingdata typecomputer languageloop, recursion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to computer science (68-01) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to mathematics in general (00-01) Comprehensive works on computer science (educational aspects) (97P10)

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