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CPSC 331 Introduction to Algorithms

The Mystery of Algorithms. A History TourDefinition of AlgorithmsProblem solving:Problem StatementAssumptionsProcessParadoxes. A Brief History Tour. Paleolithic people counted bones 30000 BCEgypt (geometry, decimal system) 5000 BCMiddle East abacus 3500 BCBabylonians: Pythagoras's theorem

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CPSC 331 Introduction to Algorithms

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    1. CPSC 331 Introduction to Algorithms A History Tour Marina L. Gavrilova

    2. The Mystery of Algorithms A History Tour Definition of Algorithms Problem solving: Problem Statement Assumptions Process Paradoxes

    3. A Brief History Tour Paleolithic people counted bones 30000 BC Egypt (geometry, decimal system) 5000 BC Middle East abacus 3500 BC Babylonians: Pythagoras’s theorem is known, heights of pyramids and the distances to ships are computed, algebraic equations were solved (3000-1000 BC). Pythagor – geometry basics, 500BC Euclid – geometry, 300 BC

    4. Brief History Tour Chinese: magic squares, Ptolemy (astrology) (90-150)

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