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CORR
2008
Springer
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Analysis of the Karmarkar-Karp Differencing Algorithm
The Karmarkar-Karp differencing algorithm is the best known polynomial time heuristic for the number partitioning problem, fundamental in both theoretical computer science and stat...
Stefan Boettcher, Stephan Mertens
CORR
2010
Springer
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Grothendieck inequalities for semidefinite programs with rank constraint
Grothendieck inequalities are fundamental inequalities which are frequently used in many areas of mathematics and computer science. They can be interpreted as upper bounds for the ...
Jop Briët, Fernando Mário de Oliveira ...
CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 6 months ago
Cell phone software aiding name recall
Senior citizens often find it difficult to remember names. This paper describes a novel cell phone application that uses information about one's social network and the places...
Kent Fenwick, Michael Massimi, Ronald Baecker, San...
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CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 6 months ago
Opportunities for actuated tangible interfaces to improve protein study
We outline strategies for actuated tangible user interfaces (TUIs) to improve the study of proteins. Current protein study tools miss fundamental biology concepts because graphica...
Ashlie Brown, Hayes Raffle
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SIGCSE
2002
ACM
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15 years 5 months ago
Learning styles and performance in the introductory programming sequence
This paper reports on the implication of different preferred learning styles on students'performance in the introductory programming sequence and on work in progress on how t...
Lynda Thomas, Mark Ratcliffe, John Woodbury, Emma ...