Puzzles for Programmers & Pros

Description

* Aimed at both working programmers who are applying for a job where puzzles are an integral part of the interview, as well as techies who just love a good puzzle, this book offers a cache of exciting puzzles
* Features a new series of puzzles, never before published, called elimination puzzles that have a pedagogical aim of helping the reader solve an entire class of Sudoku-like puzzles
* Provides the tools to solve the puzzles by hand and computer
* The first part of each chapter presents a puzzle; the second part shows readers how to solve several classes of puzzles algorithmically; the third part asks the reader to solve a mystery involving codes, puzzles, and geography
* Comes with a unique bonus: if readers actually solve the mystery, they have a chance to win a prize, which will be promoted on wrox.com!

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part I. Mind Games.

  
Part II. The Secret of the Puzzle.

  
Part III. Faithful Foes.

  
Index.