Which branch of mathematics teach about pathfinding?

Started by thescholar, Oct 29 2012 06:22 PM

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#1 thescholar Members - Reputation: 115

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Posted 29 October 2012 - 06:22 PM

So as the topic title already ask, which branch of mathematics teach pathfinding? I would like to learn more about similar process or topics. I remember having seen a mathematics book with some kind of pathfinding drawings (with nodes), I never could find it again.

Thanks for the insights!

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#2 Alpha_ProgDes Crossbones+ - Reputation: 3292

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Posted 29 October 2012 - 06:51 PM

Not to sound sarcastic, but the answer to your question as far as I know is: Computer Science. And yes, Computer Science is a branch of mathematics.

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#3 Álvaro Members - Reputation: 5796

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Posted 29 October 2012 - 06:55 PM

I am not sure what specifically deals with pathfinding, but you may want to try graph theory, or more generally discrete mathematics if you enjoy that kind of thing.

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Posted 29 October 2012 - 07:03 PM

alvaro, I think it's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a lot. Thanks to you too Alpha_ProgDes.

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Posted 29 October 2012 - 08:35 PM

As a courtesy, you should upvote alvaro since he gave you the answer you were looking for

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