Cormen Thomas, Leiserson Charles, Rivest Ronald, Stein Clifford Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition

Hardcover: 1056 p.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 2 edition (July 16, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN10: 9780070131514
ISBN13: 978-0070131514
ASIN: 0070131511
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.3 x 2 inchesThomas H. Cormen
Charles E. Leiserson
Ronald L. Rivest
Clifford Stein
The MIT Press
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McGraw-Hill Book Company
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This book is one of a series of texts written by faculty of the Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was edited and
produced by The MIT Press under a joint production-distribution agreement with the
McGraw-Hill Book Company.This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the modern study of computer
algorithms. It presents many algorithms and covers them in considerable depth, yet makes
their design and analysis accessible to all levels of readers. We have tried to keep
explanations elementary without sacrificing depth of coverage or mathematical rigor.
Each chapter presents an algorithm, a design technique, an application area, or a related topic.
Algorithms are described in English and in a "pseudocode" designed to be readable by anyone
who has done a little programming. The book contains over 230 figures illustrating how the
algorithms work. Since we emphasize efficiency as a design criterion, we include careful
analyses of the running times of all our algorithms.
The text is intended primarily for use in undergraduate or graduate courses in algorithms or
data structures. Because it discusses engineering issues in algorithm design, as well as
mathematical aspects, it is equally well suited for self-study by technical professionals.
In this, the second edition, we have updated the entire book. The changes range from the
addition of new chapters to the rewriting of individual sentences.