The Algorithm Design Manual Author: Amazon Prime | Language: English | ISBN:
1849967202 | Format: EPUB
The Algorithm Design Manual Description
This expanded and updated second edition of a classic bestseller continues to take the "mystery" out of designing and analyzing algorithms and their efficacy and efficiency. Expanding on the highly successful formula of the first edition, the book now serves as the primary textbook of choice for any algorithm design course while maintaining its status as the premier practical reference guide to algorithms.
NEW: (1) Incorporates twice the tutorial material and exercises. (2) Provides full online support for lecturers, and a completely updated and improved website component with lecture slides, audio and video. (3) Contains a highly unique catalog of the 75 most important algorithmic problems. (4) Includes new "war stories" and "interview problems", relating experiences from real-world applications.
Written by a well-known, IEEE Computer Science teaching-award winner, this new edition is an essential learning tool for students needing a solid grounding in algorithms, as well as a uniquely comprehensive text/reference for professionals.
- Paperback: 730 pages
- Publisher: Springer; 2nd ed. 2008 edition (October 13, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1849967202
- ISBN-13: 978-1849967204
- Product Dimensions: 1.6 x 7 x 9.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I've got the Cormen book as well, which I love. This book is a much more readable text, by far. I think that others here have broken down the areas covered quite well; so I'll just give a stream of consciousness version of what I liked about the book.
It gives the subject matter with from a need to know standpoint. It also gives you real world examples of how the author has had to utilize algorithms not just to implement a particular solution, but to also optimize existing solutions. Although it doesn't give the hardcore theoretical breakdowns in Cormen's text, don't think that the subject matter is presented in a lightweight format. You will still be given some level of mathematical proof for some algorithms and data structure optimizations.
Although less terse than the typical text on Algorithms, it doesn't try too hard to be cute and quirky. The humor is well placed and not too overbearing.
Though less academic than "Introduction To Algorithms", this ain't the book to pickup to learn about coding algorithms for a quick study prior to an interview. However, if you're planning to get ready for interviews maybe a few months down the road...go for it!
A caveat...I got the Kindle version for the Android, which is none too forgiving when it comes to images. So diagrams look horrible on the phone (even with the DroidX's big-assed screen). It looks fine on the laptop, however.
Enjoy!
By E. Jones
[update - Feb, 2014]
Several other reviewers say that the problems I reported originally with the Kindle edition of this book have been fixed. I no longer own the book (got a refund in 2012), so can't confirm that directly. Changing the review title and upgrading to 5 stars accordingly (I would prefer just to delete the review entirely but that does not appear to be possible).
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[original review - Oct, 2012]
It's a good book but I have discovered that key parts of the Kindle edition are garbled, making the book useless. Buy the physical book, not the Kindle edition, don't make my mistake!
For example, take a look at the "ClosestPair(P)" algorithm described on p7 of the hardcover edition, see the preview http://www.amazon.com/Algorithm-Design-Manual-Steven-Skiena/dp/1848000693/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0 . Compare that to the same algorithm shown in the Kindle edition: http://www.amazon.com/The-Algorithm-Design-Manual-ebook/dp/B0016H523Q/ref=tmm_kin_title_0 . The indentation is completely messed up and worse yet, there are other mistakes like "if dist(s, t) <= d" becomes "if dist(s, t) = d" (the "<=" changes to just "=") that are completely wrong.
By Walter E. Gillett
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