Dr. Ecco's Cyberpuzzles : 36 Puzzles for Hackers and Other Mathematical Detectives

by Shasha, Dennis Elliott

• ISBN13: 9780393051209
• ISBN10: 039305120X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc

Summary

Dr. Ecco is a mathematical wizard who uses logic and computer programming to solve crimes, find treasures, and explore space. Join his team, expand the frontiers of knowledge, and match wits with him on intriguing cases like "The Virus from the Spy" and "The Secrets of Space" and "The Caribou and the Gas."

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
A Short Biography of Dr. Ecco	xv
PART I: DESIGN
Small Change for Mujikhistan	3	(7)
Zoranic Monopoles	10	(6)
The High Price of Safe Blood	16	(7)
Greed and Good Breeding	23	(9)
Gambling for Dear Life	32	(9)
Part II: Combinatorial Geometry
Chimps for Ana Ban	41	(5)
The Secrets of Space	46	(6)
The Tile Floor of Constantinople	52	(4)
Watchtowers in the Desert	56	(4)
The Lost Pillars of Menea	60	(7)
Part III: Routing and Networks
Hovertanks in Battle	67	(5)
Lasers on the Utopia Basin	72	(4)
The Caribou and the Gas	76	(3)
Escape Art	79	(6)
Emergency Response	85	(6)
The Police of Safetown	91	(8)
Part IV: Mathematical Geography
Of Politics and Fair Swedes	99	(7)
A Crisis in Middle Europe	106	(6)
Enemies, History, and the Importance of Beachfront	112	(9)
Part V: Scheduling
The Clock Gourds of the Amazon	121	(8)
Subway Scents	129	(6)
Stars, Money, and Time	135	(5)
Trains for the Sultan	140	(6)
Fast Shiping through Panamax	146	(9)
Part VI: Ciphers and Secrecy
Smuggling for a Greater Good	155	(6)
The Dictator and His Mistress	161	(6)
Untangling the Rosetta Web	167	(5)
The Richest of Them All	172	(9)
Part VII: Pattern Mathematics
Anthrax and Dr. Windswift	181	(6)
The Virus from the Spy	187	(6)
Proteins of the Worm	193	(7)
Which Beautiful Liars to Trust?	200	(7)
Part VIII: Games
The Coach Who Would Do Anything	207	(5)
The Nimmerics of Washington	212	(5)
Baskerhound's Simplest Game	217	(8)
Wordsnakes	225	(5)
Ciphertexts for the Time: A Bonus Puzzle	230