A* (A Star) Search Algorithm - Computerphile

Improving on Dijkstra, A* takes into account the direction of your goal. Dr Mike Pound explains. Correction: At 8min 38secs 'D' should, of course, be 14 not 12. This does not change the result. Dijkstra's Algorithm: https://youtu.be/GazC3A4OQTE How GPS Works: https://youtu.be/EUrU1y5is3Y http://www.facebook.com/computerphile https://twitter.com/computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at http://www.bradyharan.com