Algorithms For Dummies

John’s Dedication

This book is dedicated to Julie Thrond, a friend who is both faithful and kind. May 

she always win out against the struggles in life.

Luca’s Dedication

I dedicate this book to my wife, Yukiko, whom I always find curious and ready to 

marvel at the wonders of this amazing and baffling world. Stay curious. Enjoy the 

surprise of both little and great things alike. Do not have fear of anything or let 

foolish details bother you. Stay young at heart forever. With love.

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John’s Acknowledgments

Thanks to my wife, Rebecca. Even though she is gone now, her spirit is in every 

book I write, in every word that appears on the page. She believed in me when no 

one else would.

Russ Mullen deserves thanks for his technical edit of this book. He greatly added 

to the accuracy and depth of the material you see here. Russ worked exceptionally 

hard helping with the research for this book by locating hard-to-find URLs and 

also  offering  a  lot  of  suggestions.  Matt  Wagner,  my  agent,  deserves  credit  for 

helping me get the contract in the first place and taking care of all the details that 

most authors don’t really consider. I always appreciate his assistance. It’s good to 

know that someone wants to help.

A number of people read all or part of this book to help me refine the approach, 

test scripts, and generally provide input that all readers wish they could have. 

These unpaid volunteers helped in ways too numerous to mention here. I espe-

cially  appreciate  the  efforts  of  Eva  Beattie,  Glenn  A.  Russell,  Alberto  Boschetti, 

Cristian Mastrofrancesco, Diego Paladini, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Matteo Malos-

etti, Sebastiano Di Paola, Warren B, and Zacharias Voulgaris, who provided gen-

eral input, read the entire book, and selflessly devoted themselves to this project.

Finally, I would like to thank Katie Mohr, Susan Christophersen, and the rest of 

the Wiley editorial and production staff for their unparalleled support of this writ-

ing effort.

Luca’s Acknowledgments

My first greatest thanks to my family, Yukiko and Amelia, for their support, sac-

rifices, and loving patience during the long days/nights, weeks, and months I’ve 

been involved in working on this book.

I thank all the editorial and production staff at Wiley, in particular Katie Mohr and 

Susan Christophersen, for their great professionalism and support in all the 

phases of writing this book of the For Dummies series.

Publisher’s Acknowledgments

Acquisitions Editor: Katie Mohr

Project and Copy Editor: Susan Christophersen

Technical Editor: Russ Mullen

Editorial Assistant: Serena Novosel

Sr. Editorial Assistant: Cherie Case

Production Editor: Selvakumaran Rajendiran

Cover Image: © Nobi_Prizue/iStockphoto

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