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		dwwoelfel on March 26, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How do you solve hard problems if you can'... Use Poyla's methods of problem solving described in his book: How to Solve It (http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0691023565) He deals specifically with mathematical problems, but the same ideas apply to computer science. For an outline of the method see this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Solve_It

RodgerTheGreat on March 26, 2010 [–]

And if you're specifically trying to design an algorithm, you might look into "How to Solve It by Computer" by R.G. Dromey, which was inspired by the former:

http://www.amazon.com/Solve-Computer-Prentice-Hall-Internati...

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