| The Algorithm Design Manual 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Skiena, Steven S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848000693 ISBN-13: 9781848000698 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $75.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Programming - Algorithms - Mathematics | Discrete Mathematics - Mathematics | Applied |
| Dewey: 005.1 |
| LCCN: 2008931136 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 7.7" W x 9.2" (2.90 lbs) 730 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Most professional programmers that I've encountered are not well prepared to tacklealgorithmdesignproblems.Thisisapity, becausethetechniquesofalgorithm design form one of the core practical technologies of computer science. Designing correct, e?cient, and implementable algorithms for real-world problems requires access to two distinct bodies of knowledge: - Techniques - Good algorithm designers understand several fundamental - gorithm design techniques, including data structures, dynamic programming, depth-?rst search, backtracking, and heuristics. Perhaps the single most - portantdesigntechniqueismodeling, theartofabstractingamessyreal-world application into a clean problem suitable for algorithmic attack. - Resources - Good algorithm designers stand on the shoulders of giants. Ratherthanlaboringfromscratchtoproduceanewalgorithmforeverytask, they can ?gure out what is known about a particular problem. Rather than re-implementing popular algorithms from scratch, they seek existing imp- mentations to serve as a starting point. They are familiar with many classic algorithmic problems, which provide su?cient source material to model most any application. This book is intended as a manual on algorithm design, providing access to combinatorial algorithm technology for both students and computer professionals. |