[Tutor] Python and algorithms

[Shashwat Anand]

One approach can be to go for CLRS and code the algorithms in python.
However I am not too sure you can grasp it at your level. Also if you think
your maths skills are not there yet, I suggest improve your math skills
first.

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:47 PM, C.T. Matsumoto <c.t.matsumoto at gmail.com>wrote:

> Kent Johnson wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 4:59 AM, C.T. Matsumoto <c.t.matsumoto at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hello Tutors,
>>>
>>> Can someone point me to any resources that can teach me about algorithms
>>> in
>>> python?
>>>
>>> I'm interested in learning how to analyze and make an algorithm.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I have been reading The Algorithm Design Manual
>> http://www.algorist.com/
>>
>> I find it more readable than Cormen, et al.
>>
>> But is that what you are asking for, or are you trying to sharpen your
>> problem-solving skills? Many progamming problems are solved by simple
>> loops and data structures without explicitly using any algorithms that
>> you would find in a book such as this.
>>
>> Kent
>>
>>
>>
> I'd say sharpening my problem solving skills. I thought that was often
> tied to building an algorithm. The example Walter Prins provided I
> thought fit what I was looking for.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> T
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