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1 online resource : colour illustrations |
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Lauren, a clever girl lost in Userland, applies logic and problem solving skills to find her way home, encountering along the way such concepts as timing attacks, algorithm design, and the traveling salesman problem. |
| Contents |
The Computers in This Book; Contents; Chapter 0: Mostly Lost; Chapter 1: A Hidden Ally; Chapter 2: Sense and Sensibleness; Chapter 3: Rounding Error; Chapter 4: What the Tortoise Said to Laurie; Chapter 5: Welcome to Symbol; Chapter 6: A Tinker's Trade; Chapter 7: Read Me; Chapter 8: More Than One Way to Do It; Chapter 9: Don't Repeat Yourself; Chapter 10: A Well-Timed Entrance; Chapter 11: A Fair Exchange; Chapter 12: An Improbable Twist; Chapter 13: The Game of Life; Chapter 14: In the Abstract; Chapter 15: Cleverness When It Counts; Chapter 16: A Change of Plan |
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Chapter 17: Chasing ElegantsChapter 18: Many Hands Make Light Work; Chapter 19: Branching Out; Chapter 20: Fin; Chapter 21: One More Thing; The Field Guide to Userland; Chapter 0: Mostly Lost; Chapter 1: A Hidden Ally; Chapter 2: Sense and Sensibleness; Chapter 3: Rounding Error; Chapter 4: What the Tortoise Said to Laurie; Chapter 5: Welcome to Symbol; Chapter 6: A Tinker's Trade; Chapter 7: Read Me; Chapter 8: More Than One Way to Do It; Chapter 9: Don't Repeat Yourself; Chapter 10: A Well-Timed Entrance; Chapter 11: A Fair Exchange; Chapter 12: An Improbable Twist |
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Chapter 13: The Game of LifeChapter 14: In the Abstract; Chapter 15: Cleverness When It Counts; Chapter 16: A Change of Plan; Chapter 17: Chasing Elegants; Chapter 18: Many Hands Make Light Work; Chapter 19: Branching Out; Chapter 21: One More Thing; More Smart Books for Curious Kids |
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Computer science -- Juvenile fiction.
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Problem solving -- Juvenile fiction.
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Computer science -- Fiction.
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Problem solving -- Fiction.
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Fantasy.
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Informatique -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. |
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Résolution de problème -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. |
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Computer science |
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Problem solving |
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Fantasy fiction
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Fiction
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Juvenile works
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Fantasy fiction.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bueno, Carlos, 1979- Lauren Ipsum 9781593275747 (DLC) 2014035552 (OCoLC)891369444 |
| ISBN |
9781593276577 (electronic bk.) |
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1593276575 (electronic bk.) |
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