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Providing access to a diversity of algorithmic problem-solving techniques, this book features complete coverage of fundamental concepts which show practical algorithms in use today. This edition features: emphasis on abstract data types for use in object-oriented programming environments; detailed commentary for all figures and programs; and expanded coverage of analysis of algorithms.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Why do people like this book?, 3 Jun 1999

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This review is from: Algorithims in C (Addison-Wesley Series in Computer Science) (Hardcover)

It is strange to me why some people love this book so much. Admittedly, Sedgewick is very respected in his field and knows a lot about sorting algorithms, but his book is still dissapointing and very frustrating to read for a beginning computer science student. He seldom includes complete code in his examples, and where there is code, there are sometimes errors in the code.

This reviewer took Sedgewick's class at Princeton University where this book was the required text, and not only was the text poor, his lectures were terribly boring. He himself even recognized that there were errors in his book, and so he allowed his students and TA's to submit errors found in the book. At the end of the year, the list of references to mistakes in the book took up more than three pages.

This review is not the result of a student upset about his grade (an A is fine with me), but is rather an attempt to warn students about the potential pitfalls that may be encountered in reading Sedgewick's book. I suppose this could be a great book for an intermediate or advanced CS student who doesn't mind the sparse and sometimes erroneous code or the terse language used to describe fairly complex ideas. Also, there are some parts of the book that are well written and a pleasure to read. However, I would never recomend this book to anyone interested in learning algorithms for this first time without a fair amount of prior programming experience.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great text, but weak examples, 4 Sep 1998

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This review is from: Algorithms C++ (Hardcover)

This book covers the standard algorithms for searching, sorting, and some math, geometry, and graphing in a readable format. There is also some fun stuff including a brief section on the RSA cryptosystem. The code examples are very skimpy, leaving implementation to the reader, but the concepts are explained very well. Without doubt, a recommendation for intermediate programmers exploring these algorithms for the first or second time and for self-teaching.

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3.0 out of 5 stars could have been better, 9 April 1999

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This review is from: Algorithms C++ (Hardcover)

This book is definitely not suitable for a first course in data structures. However, the coverage of algorithms is excellent and the book is suitable for an intermediate level programmer. There is one major problem with the book: no complete source code examples. The better books on programming on the market today include fully worked out source code examples (usually on disk or available through the internet). This book only includes snippets of code, intended to illustrate key aspects of the algorithms. I wanted to work with some of the algorithms later in the book and found myself having to keep paging through earlier sections of the book to figure out what the data structures were supposed to look like. There was no centralized location from which I could pull this information, and in some cases the types/classes/routines were not available at all, and had to be inferred from the information that was present. Given the complexity of the C++ language when it comes to specifying data structures, this is a major flaw. Further, the lack of compilable code with well defined test cases makes it harder for the reader to verify there are no errors in the code samples that ARE provided.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Covers a lot but poor example and bad coding practice.
This book covers a wide variety of algorithms, ranging form basic sorting and searching to file compression and encryption. Read more

Published on 22 April 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Ugly and Obtusely written examples and text.
For being one of the top computer gurus, this person sure writes some ugly code. Many if not most of the code samples are broken. Read more

Published on 25 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Clean and Clear book
The source codes was written in a precise condense way and are intelligible. The content was well arranged.

Published on 25 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful
This book provides information on a wide variety of algorithms, from basic searching and sorting, to more advanced, mathematical material. Read more

Published on 18 Jan 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Book Known to Man!
Comes in handy for tests at school and great resource for programming issues concerning sorts and searches!

Published on 31 Dec 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book but the title is Deceptive
When I first opened the book, my initial inclination was to return it. The title is deceptive since it's examples are more C like with hardly any of the C++ OO features thrown in... Read more

Published on 6 Aug 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars The best algorithm book in the world!
A very good book! Doesn't go into the material too deeply, but is a great thing for all students who want to learn interesting algorithms from any part of informatics.

Published on 15 Jun 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a GREAT algorithms book for intermediate level...
Finally a book that just cuts to the chase and gives you the building blocks for basic and advanced data structures and methods. Read more

Published on 12 Jun 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Good reference for data structures in any old language
This doesn't do a very good job of presenting data structures that mesh into a well designed C++ program, but it's got great explanations of the algorithms themselves, and if... Read more

Published on 18 Dec 1997

3.0 out of 5 stars Fair to midland
This book was probably pretty good in 1992 but, is terribly outdated now. There is a complete lack of modern data structures and anything close to encapsulation techniques just... Read more

Published on 21 Oct 1997

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