[OT] Two more algorithms books
Pennell, David
DPennell at quallaby.com
Thu Sep 20 00:05:08 UTC 2001
Oops, the <insert expletive> list reply just got me (and I know better).
-david
-----Original Message-----
From: Pennell, David [mailto:DPennell at quallaby.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 7:38 PM
To: 'squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org'
Subject: RE: [OT] Two more algorithms books
Are you back from your vacation?
I've made a bunch of fixes/improvements to GLORP. Jon recently
started to work on it too... I think he has a couple of questions.
-david
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Knight [mailto:knight at acm.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 4:32 PM
> To: squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org
> Subject: Re: [OT] Two more algorithms books
>
>
> I missed the original set of books, but a recent favourite of
> mine, while
> somewhat specialized, is the Gusfield book from Cambridge
> called something
> like "Algorithms on Strings, Trees and Sequences". While it's
> a narrow
> focus, its explanations of general algorithms are extremely
> good, and it
> covers quite an interesting sub-field.
>
> At 07:29 PM 9/16/2001 -0400, David N. Smith (IBM) wrote:
> >All:
> >
> >Slightly off subject, but if you collect algorithm books,
> here are two
> >more worth taking a look at. Such books don't happen often,
> but we seem to
> >be in a small flurry right now. (See my earlier post about calendar
> >algorithms.)
> >
> >
> >This one is the second edition of a book published 11 years
> ago that got
> >rave reviews. It is huge, and "Introduction" does not mean
> your 10 year
> >old (or a typical freshman) will find it easy. I show an
> augmented listing
> >of Amazon's info here; The paper version is only $20 less and will
> >probably be much more fragile.
> >
> >Introduction to Algorithms
> >by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, cl Stein
> >List Price: $69.95
> >Our Price: $69.95
> >Hardcover 2nd edition (September 2001)
> >MIT Press; ISBN: 0262032937 ; Dimensions (in inches): 2.12 x
> 9.33 x 8.33
> >ISBN 0-262-03293-7, 1184 pp.
> >(Also available in paper.)
> >
> >
> >
> >Sedgewick is known for algorithm books FOR freshmen or
> sophomores. He's
> >massively expanded the coverage of his earlier books. I have
> not seen
> >Parts 1-4 (in one volume), but this one caught my eye; I
> just got it and
> >it is rich with info & code, and dense with information. His target
> >audience seems to have changed.
> >
> >Algorithms in C Part 5: Graph Algorithms
> >by Robert Sedgewick
> >List Price: $34.99
> >Our Price: $34.99
> >Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.
> >Paperback - 512 pages 3nd edition (August 17, 2001)
> >Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: 0201316633 ; Dimensions (in
> inches): 0.78 x
> >9.18 x 7.72
> >
> >
> >Dave
> >--
> >_______________________________
> >David N. Smith
> >IBM T J Watson Research Center
> >Hawthorne, NY
> >dnsmith at watson.ibm.com
>
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>
>
>
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