Publisher's Synopsis
....The most comprehensive guide to designing practical and efficient algorithms!....
The Algorithm Design Manual, Second Edition
"...the book is an algorithm-implementation treasure trove, and putting all of these implementations in one place was no small feat. The list of implementations [and] extensive bibliography make the book an invaluable resource for everyone interested in the subject." --ACM Computing Reviews
"It has all the right ingredients: rich contents, friendly, personal language, subtle humor, the right references, and a plethora of pointers to resources."-- P. Takis Metaxas, Wellesley College
"This is the most approachable book on algorithms I have." -- Megan Squire, Elon University, USA
This newly expanded and updated second edition of the best-selling classic continues to take the "mystery" out of designing algorithms, and analyzing their efficacy and efficiency. Expanding onthe first edition, the book now serves as the primary textbook of choice for algorithm design courses while maintaining its status as the premier practical reference guide to algorithms for programmers, researchers, and students.
The reader-friendly Algorithm Design Manualprovides straightforward access to combinatorial algorithms technology, stressing design over analysis. The first part, Techniques, provides accessible instructionon methods for designing and analyzing computer algorithms. The second part, Resources, is intended for browsing and reference, and comprises the catalog of algorithmic resources, implementations and an extensive bibliography.
NEWto the second edition:
Doubles the tutorial material and exercisesover the first edition
Provides full online supportfor lecturers, and a completely updated and improvedwebsite component with lecture slides, audio and video
Contains aunique catalogidentifying the 75 algorithmic problems that arise most often in practice, leading the reader down the right path to solve them
Includes several NEW"war stories" relating experiences from real-world applications
Provides up-to-date links leading to the very best algorithm implementationsavailable in C, C++, and Java
ADDITIONALLearning Tools:
Exercises include "job interview problems" from major software companies
Highlighted take-home lesson boxes emphasize essential concepts
Provides comprehensive references to both survey articles and the primary literature
Exercises points to relevant programming contest challenge problems
Many algorithms presented with actual code (written in C) as well as pseudo-code
A full set of lecture slides and additional material available at www.algorist.com
Written by a well-known algorithms researcher who received the IEEE Computer Science and Engineering Teaching Award, this new edition of The Algorithm Design Manualis an essential learning tool for students needing a solid grounding in algorithms, as well as a special text/reference for professionals who need an authoritative and insightful guide. Professor Skiena is also author of the popular Springer text, Programming Challenges: The Programming Contest Training Manual.
