Good books on algorithm design?

Stephan Neuhaus stephan.neuhaus at tik.ee.ethz.ch
Mon Jan 27 04:54:01 PST 2014


On 01/27/2014 11:27 AM, Griffin Boyce wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>    I'm looking at books on algorithm design, and would love some
> recommendations.  =)  Algorithm Design by Kleinman/Tardos looks okay, as
> does Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen/Leiserson, but both are
> seriously like a hundred dollars.

Why not The Art of Computer Programming? Vols 1-3 + 4A in a box set from 
Amazon for USD 109? Worth every cent, and cheaper than buying the 
volumes independently.  Also very likely to contain fewer mistakes than 
any other textbook, given Mr Knuth's unique approach to error-finding.

Fun,

Stephan




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