[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 
> 
> -- 
> Alan Knight [|], Cincom Smalltalk Development 
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> 
> 
> 
> 
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