Algorithms For Dummies

Facing hard problems

An important consideration when working with algorithms is that you can use 

them to solve issues of any complexity. The algorithm doesn’t think, have emotion, 

or care how you use it (or even abuse it). You can use algorithms in any way required 

to solve an issue. For example, the same group of algorithms used to perform facial 

recognition to act as an alternative to computer passwords (for security purposes) 

can  find  terrorists  lurking  in  an  airport  or  recognize  a  lost  child  wandering  the 

streets. The same algorithm has different uses; how to use it depends on the inter-

ests of the user. Part of the reason you want to read this book carefully is to help 

you solve those hard problems that may require only a simple algorithm to address.