{"product_id":"data-structures-the-fun-way-isbn-9781718502604","title":"Data Structures the Fun Way","description":"\u003cb\u003eLearn how and when to use the right data structures in any situation, strengthening your computational thinking, problem-solving, and programming skills in the process.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis accessible and entertaining book provides an in-depth introduction to computational thinking through the lens of data structures — a critical component in any programming endeavor. You’ll learn how to work with more than 15 key data structures, from stacks, queues, and caches to bloom filters, skip lists, and graphs. You’ll also master linked lists by virtually standing in line at a cafe, hash tables by cataloging the history of the summer Olympics, and Quadtrees by neatly organizing your kitchen cabinets, all while becoming familiar with basic computer science concepts, like recursion and running time analysis.\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: \u003c\/b\u003eInformation in Memory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: \u003c\/b\u003eBinary Search\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: \u003c\/b\u003eDynamic Data Structures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: \u003c\/b\u003eStacks and Queues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5:\u003c\/b\u003e Binary Search Trees\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: \u003c\/b\u003eTries and Adapting Data Structures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: \u003c\/b\u003ePriority Queues and Heaps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: \u003c\/b\u003eGrids\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: \u003c\/b\u003eSpatial Trees\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: \u003c\/b\u003eHash Tables\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: \u003c\/b\u003eCaches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: \u003c\/b\u003eB-Trees\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: \u003c\/b\u003eBloom Filters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: \u003c\/b\u003eSkip Lists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15:\u003c\/b\u003e Graphs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\"The perfect book for novice programmers as well as developers who want to improve their knowledge of key software concepts.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Ben Dickson, TechTalks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Clear and fun to someone learning the topics for the first time. . . . overall a great read.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jeanne Boyarsky, CodeRanch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A good book to read from beginning to end . . . a nice quick reference for reading about data structures, the complexity of each one, and for what is useful or not!\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Eduardo Blázquez, @Farenain, COSEC Lab at Charles III University of Madrid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Good overview of data structures, intuitive with good visualizations.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Lucille E Nguyen, Computational Social Scientist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A fun intro to the topic for self-taught programmers and data scientists.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Crow Intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJeremy Kubica is an engineer director specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning. He received a Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University and a BS in Computer Science from Cornell University. He spent his graduate school years creating algorithms to detect killer asteroids (actually stopping them was, of course, left as “future work”). He is the author of multiple books designed to introduce people to computer science, including \u003ci\u003eComputational Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe CS Detective\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the Computational Fairy Tales Blog.","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302718656741,"sku":"NP9781718502604","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781718502604.jpg?v=1767724744","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/data-structures-the-fun-way-isbn-9781718502604","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}