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50 Algorithms Every Programmer Should Know - Second Edition

By : Imran Ahmad
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Book Image

50 Algorithms Every Programmer Should Know - Second Edition

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By: Imran Ahmad

Overview of this book

The ability to use algorithms to solve real-world problems is a must-have skill for any developer or programmer. This book will help you not only to develop the skills to select and use an algorithm to tackle problems in the real world but also to understand how it works. You'll start with an introduction to algorithms and discover various algorithm design techniques, before exploring how to implement different types of algorithms, with the help of practical examples. As you advance, you'll learn about linear programming, page ranking, and graphs, and will then work with machine learning algorithms to understand the math and logic behind them. Case studies will show you how to apply these algorithms optimally before you focus on deep learning algorithms and learn about different types of deep learning models along with their practical use. You will also learn about modern sequential models and their variants, algorithms, methodologies, and architectures that are used to implement Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT. Finally, you'll become well versed in techniques that enable parallel processing, giving you the ability to use these algorithms for compute-intensive tasks. By the end of this programming book, you'll have become adept at solving real-world computational problems by using a wide range of algorithms.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Free Chapter
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Section 1: Fundamentals and Core Algorithms
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Section 2: Machine Learning Algorithms
14
Section 3: Advanced Topics
20
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21
Index

Understanding ethics and algorithms

Algorithmic ethics, also known as computational ethics, delves into the moral dimensions of algorithms. This crucial domain aims to ensure that machines operating on these algorithms uphold ethical standards. The development and deployment of algorithms may inadvertently foster unethical outcomes or biases. Crafting algorithms poses a challenge in anticipating their full range of ethical repercussions. When we discuss large-scale algorithms in this context, we refer to those processing vast volumes of data. However, the complexity is magnified when multiple users or designers contribute to an algorithm, introducing varied human biases. The overarching goal of algorithmic ethics is to spotlight and address concerns arising in these areas:

  • Bias and discrimination: There are many factors that can affect the quality of the solutions created by algorithms. One of the major concerns is unintentional and algorithmic bias. The reason may be the...