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The Algorithm Design Manual 1st ed. 1998. Corr. 2nd printing Edition

by Steve S. Skiena (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars (32)
This volume helps take some of the "mystery" out of identifying and dealing with key algorithms. Drawing heavily on the author's own real-world experiences, the book stresses design and analysis. Coverage is divided into two parts, the first being a general guide to techniques for the design and analysis of computer algorithms. The second is a reference section, which includes a catalog of the 75 most important algorithmic problems. By browsing this catalog, readers can quickly identify what the problem they have encountered is called, what is known about it, and how they should proceed if they need to solve it. This book is ideal for the working professional who uses algorithms on a daily basis and has need for a handy reference. This work can also readily be used in an upper-division course or as a student reference guide. THE ALGORITHM DESIGN MANUAL comes with a CD-ROM that contains: * a complete hypertext version of the full printed book. * the source code and URLs for all cited implementations. * over 30 hours of audio lectures on the design and analysis of algorithms are provided, all keyed to on-line lecture notes.
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  2. ISBN-13
    978-0387948607
  3. Edition
    1st ed. 1998. Corr. 2nd printing
  4. Publisher
    Springer
  5. Publication date
    November 14, 1997
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7.25 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
  8. Print length
    486 pages
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"...the book is an algorithm implementation treasure trove, and putting all of these implementations in one place was no small feat. The list of implementations, an extensive bibliography, and the CD-ROM make the book an invaluable resource for everyone interested in the subject." --ACM Computing Reviews

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0387948600
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Springer
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 14, 1997
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st ed. 1998. Corr. 2nd printing
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 486 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780387948607
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0387948607
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,900,384 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 out of 5 stars (32)

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Steven S. Skiena is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Computer Science at Stony Brook University. He is the author of six well-regarded books: The Algorithm Design Manual (2020), The Data Science Design Manual (2017), Who's Bigger (2013), Calculated Bets: Computers, Gambling, and Mathematical Modeling to Win (2001), Programming Challenges (with Miguel Revilla, 2003) and Computational Discrete Mathematics (with Sriram Pemmaraju, 2003).

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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  • John M. Harby
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful
    Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2001
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    I have bought this book for "on the job" use and it is coming in very handy. We had a confusing problem concerning a matrix and the solution was here with examples. This sort of thing really impresses me about a book because it is paying for itself.
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  • reviewer
    3.0 out of 5 stars JUST OK BOOK
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2015
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    I had great expectations for this book, but it is just ok.
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  • Jason
    5.0 out of 5 stars Covers an Important Middle Ground
    Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2003
    Format: Hardcover
    This book fills a nice niche -- it is practical enough to be useful and accesible to professional programmers (rather than algorithms researchers or academics) but is build on solid theory as well.
    Aside from this, the book has several features to recommend it:
    (1) There are "war stories" scattered throughout the text. These are special sections that describe the author's experience working with algorithmic problems "in the field". These are particularly interesting because the present false starts and failures along the way to the final solution. This is a nice change from the standard model of simply presenting algorithms and proving them correct.
    (2) Unlike others, such as the popular Cormen, Lieserson, Rivest and Stein text -- which is a bit advanced for beginning study -- this really is an introduction to algorithms. It is quite suitable for, say, undergradutes who have taken a couple of basic CS courses.
    (3) Chapter 8 is a 250-page "Catalog of Algorithmic Problems". Here, you will find descriptions of hundreds of standard formulations for algorithmic problems along with the basic solution approaches, and -- this is what really sets it apart -- pointers to implementations of these algorithms. This is part of the overall emphasis of the book: that of understanding standard algorithms in order to avoid "reinventing the wheel".
    Overall, I recommend this book for people with some programming experience that would like to take their work to the next level. Hardcore computer scientists (especially those with a more theoretical bent) may also benefit from this book, but should consider it a supplement to one of the more advanced texts, such as the above-mentioned CLRS.
    91 people found this helpful
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  • calvinnme
    5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible Guide to Algorithm Design
    Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2006
    Format: Hardcover
    For those computer science students and programmers who are put off by the style of "Introduction to Algorithms" by Cormen et al., this book is a good alternative. Rather than just being a catalog of algorithms with code and little explanation, this book covers a much needed middle ground and contains a good deal about the analysis and design of algorithms in general along with discussions of common algorithms themselves in an accessible style. In fact, the author makes a point of mentioning in his preface that you will not find a single theorem in this book, and that the purpose of his book is to get working programmers up to speed quickly on both the generalities and specifics of algorithm design.
    The first part of the book is on techniques, and covers the basics of modeling algorithms along with "Big Oh" notation, data structures and sorting, dynamic programming, graph algorithms, combinational search, and the concept of intractibility. What makes this section of the book particularly interesting are the author's "war stories" that talk about real world applications of the ideas discussed in each chapter.
    Part two of the book, "Resources", is an extensive catalog of algorithmic problems organized by type. For each problem mentioned, the book includes a problem description and discussion, possible implementations, and other algorithmic problems that are related to this one. In the implementation section for each algorithm, the author demonstrates the kinds of questions that the reader should ask when designing his or her own implementation. The C, C++, Fortran, and Pascal code for all algorithm implementations mentioned is on the accompanying CD rather than in the book itself, which helps make the book more compact.
    This book is a very good introduction to the methods of algorithm analysis and design, and an encyclopedic reference on many different types of algorithms. Highly recommended.
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  • oz
    1.0 out of 5 stars Kindle version misses Answers to test questions
    Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2011
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    This kindled version is obsolete (refers to online materials that simply don't exist anymore). Each chapter has test questions, which is great. The problem is that this kindled version does not have answers! How am I supposed to check myself?? And I've paid same price as for the new paper edition! Smells like a cheating
    6 people found this helpful
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  • Francois Rouaix
    4.0 out of 5 stars For the real programmer
    Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2005
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    There are many reasons I like this book more than other Algorithms books I own (e.g. Sedgewick). One is that Skiena's book comes with an HTML version, so it's easy to keep it with you at all times (e.g. on your laptop, at work, and at home). Another is the "war stories". I found that I wanted to read the war stories first, rather than the technical content. Another is that the book points you at existing implementations, which really is what you'll eventually need to look at if you're going to use or write any code.

    Overall, I found that when confronted to real world problems, the "Algorithm Design Manual" was a better resource than other Algorithm books. This is why I'm recommending it to software engineers out there. It seems to be written for people working with algorithms to solve problems, rather than as a support for an academic course.

    On the negative side: I find the resource catalog to be exhaustive but somewhat shallow. As I'm getting older and slower, some things are not as obvious as they used to be. For example, I was quite unable to derive how to use Voronoi diagrams to perform nearest neighbour search, although it is supposed to be "a simple matter".
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2014
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