Your Algorithms Cheat Sheet ... Algorithm: As used in computer science contexts, an algorithm is a set of instructions telling a computer what to do and how to do it. Just that.

Quantum computing–considered to be the next generation of high-performance computing–is a rapidly-changing field that receives equal parts attention in academia and in enterprise research labs.

In an article on Domingos’ Master Algorithm, Slate’s David Auerbach notes that “even within computer science, machine learning is notably opaque.” But it’s also increasingly central to ...