Zambon G. - Sudoku Programming with C [2015, PDF, ENG]

About the Author xiii
Introduction xv
Chapter 1: Modeling a Sudoku Puzzle in C 1
Chapter 2: The Strategies 9
Chapter 3: The Solver Program 27
Chapter 4: Implementing “Unique” 51
Chapter 5: Implementing “Naked” Strategies 57
Chapter 6: Implementing “Hidden” Strategies 73
Chapter 7: Implementing “Box-Line” 83
Chapter 8: Implementing “Pointing Line” 89
Chapter 9: Implementing “Lines” Strategies 95
Chapter 10: Implementing “Y-wing” 105
Chapter 11: Implementing “XY-chain” 121
Chapter 12: Implementing “Rectangle” 133
Chapter 13: Implementing “Backtrack” 149
Chapter 14: Solving Thousands of Puzzles 165
Chapter 15: Generating Sudokus 171
Chapter 16: Puzzle Statistics and More Puzzles 211
Chapter 17: Special Sudokus 227
Chapter 18: Multi-Grid Sudokus 237
Appendix A: Development Environment 267
Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms 277
Index 279