Brain Power: The New Science of Maintaining a Healthy Brain, from Childhood to Old Age
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Summary
The definitive guide to keeping your brain healthy for a long and lucid life， by one of the world’s leading scientists in the field of brain health and ageing。
The brain is our most vital and complex organ。 It controls and coordinates our actions， thoughts and interactions with the world around us。 It is the source of personality， of our sense of self， and it shapes every aspect of our human experience。
Yet most of us know precious little about how our brains actually work， or what we can do to optimise their performance。 Whilst cognitive decline is the biggest long-term health worry for many of us， practical knowledge of how to look after our brain is thin on the ground。
Combining the latest scientific research with insightful storytelling and practical advice， Brain Power reveals everything you need to know about how your brain functions， and what you can do to keep it in peak condition。 In this ground-breaking new book， leading expert Professor James Goodwin explains how simple strategies like exercise， diet， social life and sleep can transform your brain health paradigm， and shows how you can keep your brain youthful and stay sharp across your life。
The brain is our most vital and complex organ。 It controls and coordinates our actions， thoughts and interactions with the world around us。 It is the source of personality， of our sense of self， and it shapes every aspect of our human experience。
Yet most of us know precious little about how our brains actually work， or what we can do to optimise their performance。 Whilst cognitive decline is the biggest long-term health worry for many of us， practical knowledge of how to look after our brain is thin on the ground。
Combining the latest scientific research with insightful storytelling and practical advice， Brain Power reveals everything you need to know about how your brain functions， and what you can do to keep it in peak condition。 In this ground-breaking new book， leading expert Professor James Goodwin explains how simple strategies like exercise， diet， social life and sleep can transform your brain health paradigm， and shows how you can keep your brain youthful and stay sharp across your life。
Reviews
Fahad Naeem
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Being taught in every Algorithm's course at every Computer Science university， I'd say this book has capacity to overwhelm average minds with bogus concepts and too much mathematical modelling。 I consulted this book for mathematical concepts only。 If you want to sharpen up your Algorithm concepts， I'd recommend you not to spend much time reading it。 Being taught in every Algorithm's course at every Computer Science university， I'd say this book has capacity to overwhelm average minds with bogus concepts and too much mathematical modelling。 I consulted this book for mathematical concepts only。 If you want to sharpen up your Algorithm concepts， I'd recommend you not to spend much time reading it。 。。。more
Roger Chris
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There are too many advanced mathmatic concepts so it's a little bit difficult for me to fully understand it now。 There are too many advanced mathmatic concepts so it's a little bit difficult for me to fully understand it now。 。。。more
Teodor
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Every computer scientist should be aware of this book。 It can be either read （while doing the exercises， of course） from beginning to end， or can be used as a reference book。 The topics addressed in the book are well chosen and well described， having both real life usage and the ability to develop the reader's algorithmic thinking。 Every computer scientist should be aware of this book。 It can be either read （while doing the exercises， of course） from beginning to end， or can be used as a reference book。 The topics addressed in the book are well chosen and well described， having both real life usage and the ability to develop the reader's algorithmic thinking。 。。。more
Ahmad Hosseini
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the hard way to learning algorithms
Ageeru Sai
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Nice
Kai Wolf
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Classic read on algorithms。 Very useful for freshening up on CS basics as well。
Sushant Sharma
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I am never able to 'finish reading' this book。 This is a go-to reference on basic algorithms。 I find myself coming to this book occasionally and often to check the details of some of the general purpose algorithms used in the industry。 This is 'the book' on algorithms also followed in almost all major universities and institutions across India and abroad。This is a must-have book for any programmer。 I am never able to 'finish reading' this book。 This is a go-to reference on basic algorithms。 I find myself coming to this book occasionally and often to check the details of some of the general purpose algorithms used in the industry。 This is 'the book' on algorithms also followed in almost all major universities and institutions across India and abroad。This is a must-have book for any programmer。 。。。more
Casper Weiss
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Contains a lot of great references but it is horrible as an introduction piece。 This is given to CS students and used to learn about algorithms。 This is bloody horrible。 It presents the algorithms in a language that makes a lot of sense for seasoned mathematicians but for entry level developer i personally didn't like it。 It's great as a reference sheet， but for much more i don't recommend it。 Contains a lot of great references but it is horrible as an introduction piece。 This is given to CS students and used to learn about algorithms。 This is bloody horrible。 It presents the algorithms in a language that makes a lot of sense for seasoned mathematicians but for entry level developer i personally didn't like it。 It's great as a reference sheet， but for much more i don't recommend it。 。。。more
Xiang Pan
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Clear， easy to understand。
Yaroslav Havrylovych
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Найкраща книга по алгоритмах， яку я читав。 Отримав я її вже маючи за плечима університетський курс і пару схожих книг （прочитаних повністю чи розділами）。 Кожен розділ набудовує свої твердження із дуже базових понять， тому раджу навіть школярам （із знаннями будь-якої мови програмування）。 Покриває усі розділи， необхідні як для старту в спортивному програмуванні， так і для серйозних співбесід。 Окремо хочу виділити， що дуже сподобався підхід до оцінки алгоритмів із доведенням супутніх теорем і поясн Найкраща книга по алгоритмах， яку я читав。 Отримав я її вже маючи за плечима університетський курс і пару схожих книг （прочитаних повністю чи розділами）。 Кожен розділ набудовує свої твердження із дуже базових понять， тому раджу навіть школярам （із знаннями будь-якої мови програмування）。 Покриває усі розділи， необхідні як для старту в спортивному програмуванні， так і для серйозних співбесід。 Окремо хочу виділити， що дуже сподобався підхід до оцінки алгоритмів із доведенням супутніх теорем і поясненням， чому це працює。 Методи поясненнь， використані в книзі змусили （мінімум мене） змінити свій підхід до вирішення будь-яких алгоритмічних задач， що є найціннішим надбанням від книги。 Раджу。 。。。more
Kirill Gerke
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I looked at the number of algorithms and data structure books before， but this one was simply mind blowing。 It took me about 3 months to read it through and absorb， i had to re-read many parts because it was impossible to grasp from the first pass。 Well， this one explains so many things that are within technology and usually people do not even know about it。 I can now write my own STL for any programming language， i grasp the elegant beauty of RSA and know how to optimize things in my own work。 I looked at the number of algorithms and data structure books before， but this one was simply mind blowing。 It took me about 3 months to read it through and absorb， i had to re-read many parts because it was impossible to grasp from the first pass。 Well， this one explains so many things that are within technology and usually people do not even know about it。 I can now write my own STL for any programming language， i grasp the elegant beauty of RSA and know how to optimize things in my own work。 I would say this one a must read， but i guess it will mainly work for science geeks。 But give it a try。P。S。 Saw a lot people complain that the book does not deliver。 Don't trust them - they are the type that can only comprehend Python video courses on data structures。 Well， the book is not easy to digest， but i think it is written in a very concise manner and is very solid。 Just keep going to the end and try to program it all as well。 It may be a good idea to read "Grokking algorithms" book before this one to get mentally prepared and wired for real stuff。 。。。more
Hosein
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کتابی که در دوران دانشجویی کارشناسی آن را خواندمبه طور کل ایده هایی راجع به الگوریتم و راه حل مسله به شما میدهدبه علاقه مندان به برنامه نویسی توصیه میکنم چون تمام دانشجویان کامپیوتر آن را خواهند خواند
Khoa
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It's good。 It's good。 。。。more
Friedhelm Winter
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This book was material book for my data structures & algorithms course， and i have to say the word "introduction" does not really fit the contents of this book， especially for a 2nd year cs student。 Perhaps people with more experience will find this an easier read， as i could not finish it in under 2 months。 This book was material book for my data structures & algorithms course， and i have to say the word "introduction" does not really fit the contents of this book， especially for a 2nd year cs student。 Perhaps people with more experience will find this an easier read， as i could not finish it in under 2 months。 。。。more
Sheikh Hakim
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Cormen et al did an absolute masterpiece writing this book。 This is a staple for our university Data Structures and Algorithms course。 The topics are explained very clearly。 The exercises are rich too。 An absolute delight reading the book。
Ebrahem Droobi
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A must read for every CS student in my opinion。 It's also a great reference to get back to in the future。 It covers most of the major algorithms， I loved the way the book is written， easy to understand and it walks you through the topics in a lovely way。 This isn't a book to read while laying down or between tasks， it needs its time， you need to sit down concentrate and read it to understand what it has to offer， otherwise it will be a waste of time。 I used this book to pass my algorithms exam， A must read for every CS student in my opinion。 It's also a great reference to get back to in the future。 It covers most of the major algorithms， I loved the way the book is written， easy to understand and it walks you through the topics in a lovely way。 This isn't a book to read while laying down or between tasks， it needs its time， you need to sit down concentrate and read it to understand what it has to offer， otherwise it will be a waste of time。 I used this book to pass my algorithms exam， it worked as a wonderful summary for what I learned during the course， I will come and read the chapter about the wanted algorithm after I have read and learned the lecturer presentations， so I came to the book with some knowledge about the topic and used it （the book） to help me better understand/correct certain concepts about the topics。 The exercises after each chapter are key。 There are solutions for the question in the book you can google that。 Some chapters I haven't read since I took them in earlier courses。 So I didn't read the book completely， but I did cover the majority of it。Cheers。 。。。more
Cameron
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lost my analysis virginity to this book
Stanislav
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Книжка для студіків прикладної。 Непрактична зовсім。 Половина тексту теореми леми і доведення які в реальному житті нікому не треба。Переклад просто жесть。 Купа слів які ніхто не вживає і хз шо означають。 Геш， дядько （в деревах） і тд。 Нафіга той псевдокод？ Тим більше він суміш укр і англ - color == червоний， return хиба。 Неможливо читати взагалі。
Adam
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A tough but necessary read--the best I've found on algorithms。 It's a math book， and only kind of a CS book which is the right way to do it。 Quirks of languages and implementations change and are too varied to incorporate into this study， so it's the right choice to abstract them out。 It hits the big topics， or maybe by being the algorithms bible it has set what the big topics are。The explanations can be hard and you really need to understand combinatorics， graph theory， and probability well in A tough but necessary read--the best I've found on algorithms。 It's a math book， and only kind of a CS book which is the right way to do it。 Quirks of languages and implementations change and are too varied to incorporate into this study， so it's the right choice to abstract them out。 It hits the big topics， or maybe by being the algorithms bible it has set what the big topics are。The explanations can be hard and you really need to understand combinatorics， graph theory， and probability well in order to follow many of them。 Even studying a significant amount of real analysis becomes important before approaching later chapters。 Mathematical as it is， you'll also want to have some way of implementing these algorithms in your favorite language。 The exercises in the book are not great for that。 Just about every language has a book on algorithms implemented in that language， so a good plan is to supplement this book with the exercises from one of those。 。。。more
Trang
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Used this while cramming for coding interviews。
Markus Michel
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The absolute standard reference to fundamental algorithms in computer science。 Not a cheep book， but worth it。
Mahboobe Haddadi
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رکورد تمدید کتاب رو با ایشون زدم :））
Irina Petrea
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Finals inc
Johan
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Vilken nagelbitare！
Kjartan Bergsson
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Have browsed the book and chapters。 Great book， will be used as my main reference re: algorithms。
Robert
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I used CLRS as a graduate student and later I used it as a professor。Its main strength over other algorithms books is how comprehensive it is。Pretty much anything that you can think of is covered in here。 There are other algorithms books which are also very well written but none that I can think of that cover as much。In grad school we referred to it as "the bible" and we were only 10% joking。So unless something else has come out that I am unaware of I would think this is still very much a must h I used CLRS as a graduate student and later I used it as a professor。Its main strength over other algorithms books is how comprehensive it is。Pretty much anything that you can think of is covered in here。 There are other algorithms books which are also very well written but none that I can think of that cover as much。In grad school we referred to it as "the bible" and we were only 10% joking。So unless something else has come out that I am unaware of I would think this is still very much a must have for anyone who regularly has to research or teach algorithms。 。。。more
Gabriel Santos
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A must read for every computer scientist
Alexey Zorin
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It's an absolute must-have for any software developer or a researcher。The book is not an overview as the title might be implying， it goes into tiny details， both mathematical and implementational thus requiring you to have a solid background in those areas。I strongly recommend a hard cover。 It's an absolute must-have for any software developer or a researcher。The book is not an overview as the title might be implying， it goes into tiny details， both mathematical and implementational thus requiring you to have a solid background in those areas。I strongly recommend a hard cover。 。。。more
Bisa Valentin
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A book where you can find a lot o pseudo code for most of classic algorithms。 You need time and patience to read and pracice what is in this book。 Recommanded for highschool programming contests。
Mohit Khare
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