Subtitled "Using Computational Thinking in Everyday Life", this book is a hands-on introduction to computational thinking, useful computer science concepts, and the art of computer programming, where ...

This course involves programming and problem-solving using Python. Topics include procedures and functions, iteration, recursion, arrays and vectors, strings, an operational model of procedure and ...

Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research shows how to implement simulated annealing for the Traveling Salesman Problem (find the best ordering of a set of discrete items). The goal of a combinatorial ...

Of the many skills leaders need to be effective, research consistently shows that complex problem solving is paramount. For most of us, however, solving difficult problems and selling the solutions ...

If there are nine people in a room and every person shakes hands exactly once with each of the other people, how many handshakes will there be? How can you prove your answer is correct using a model ...

Got a problem you’re trying to solve? Strategies like trial and error, gut instincts, and “working backward” can help. We look at some examples and how to use them. We all face problems daily. Some ...