Graph Algorithms the Fun Way

Enter the wonderful world of graph algorithms, where you'll learn when and how to apply these highly useful data structures to solve a wide range of fascinating (and fantastical) computational problems.

This book provides a fun and accessible introduction to graph algorithms, commonly used to solve a wide range of computational and mathematical problems. Full of humorous analogies, detailed diagrams, and real-world examples using the Python programming language, Graph Algorithms the Fun Way will show you how graph data structures can model a vast variety of phenomena - from physical mazes to communication networks - while helping you develop a strong foundation for how they work, when to use them, and how to create variants.

It starts with the structure of graphs, demonstrating the ways they can represent connections between nodes, such as the best route through a city or how rumors spread in a social network.