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Introduction to Algorithms, 2nd Edition
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Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein
MIT Press, Hardcover, 2nd edition, Published September 2001, 1184 pages, ISBN 0262032937
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There are books on algorithms that are rigorous but incomplete and others that cover masses of material but lack rigor. Introduction to Algorithms combines rigor and comprehensiveness.

The book covers a broad range of algorithms in depth, yet makes their design and analysis accessible to all levels of readers. Each chapter is relatively self-contained and can be used as a unit of study. The algorithms are described in English and in a pseudocode designed to be readable by anyone who has done a little programming. The explanations have been kept elementary without sacrificing depth of coverage or mathematical rigor.

The first edition became the standard reference for professionals and a widely used text in universities worldwide. The second edition features new chapters on the role of algorithms, probabilistic analysis and randomized algorithms, and linear programming, as well as extensive revisions to virtually every section of the book. In a subtle but important change, loop invariants are introduced early and used throughout the text to prove algorithm correctness. Without changing the mathematical and analytic focus, the authors have moved much of the mathematical foundations material from Part I to an appendix and have included additional motivational material at the beginning.

About the Authors

Thomas H. Cormen is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College.

Charles E. Leiserson is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Ronald L. Rivest is Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Clifford Stein is Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Columbia University.


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Customer Reviews: 2     Average Customer Rating:

Apr 1, 2008     Leon from NY
Best Book Ever
This is the golden book for all levels of IT professionals and students

Jun 23, 2003     
very VERY nice
This book is very well written, methodical and approaches the subject in a lucid manner. It does have some sophisticated mathematics on occasion but even those areas are thoroughly well explained.



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