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For a popular treatment of the subject and the consequences, see this film (I assume the first film ever made about P=NP and it was released just this year): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelling_Salesman_(2012_film)

I just finished a section on NPC problems in my algorithms class (working on a masters). For years, I've been confused about the true meaning of P, NP, and NPC. Feels weird saying it, but I am so glad I've finally got a good grasp on at least the definitions. One of the most gratifying moments in the class was doing homework problems that required proving various problems were in NPC.



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