Understanding the operation of algorithms and the ability to apply them to solve applied problems is a must-have for any programmer or developer. This book will help you not only develop skills in using algorithms, but also understand the principles of their functioning, their logic and mathematics. You will start with an introduction to algorithms, move on from searching and sorting to linear programming, page ranking and graphs, and even work with algorithms machine learning. There is no theory without practice, so you will work on weather forecasts, tweet clustering, and movie recommendation mechanisms. Finally, you'll master parallel processing, which will give you the ability to solve computationally intensive problems. When you reach the end, you'll become an expert at solving real-world computing problems using a wide variety of different algorithms.