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Peer reviewedWilf, Herbert S. – American Mathematical Monthly, 1979
A few examples are discussed of situations where some solution to writing a computer program for an algorithmic problem is immediately evident, but the best solution is some distance away. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Instruction
