Guide to Programming and Algorithms Using R

by ïzgïr Ergïl

Overview

This easy-to-follow textbook provides a student-friendly introduction to programming and algorithms. Emphasis is placed on the threshold concepts that present barriers to learning, including the questions that students are often too embarrassed to ask. The book promotes an active learning style in which a deeper understanding is gained from evaluating, questioning, and discussing the material, and practised in hands-on exercises. Although R is used as the language of choice for all programs, strict assumptions are avoided in the explanations in order for these to remain applicable to other programming languages. Features: provides exercises at the end of each chapter; includes three mini projects in the final chapter; presents a list of titles for further reading at the end of the book; discusses the key aspects of loops, recursions, program and algorithm efficiency and accuracy, sorting, linear systems of equations, and file processing; requires no prior background knowledge in this area.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447153276
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	07/23/2013
Edition description:	2013
Pages:	182
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dr. Özgür Ergül is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Loops

Recursions

Complexity of Programs and Algorithms

Accuracy Issues

Sorting

Solutions of Linear Systems of Equations

File Processing

Suggested Mini Projects