Algorithms

Thistextexplainsthefundamentalsofalgorithmsinastorylinethatmakesthematerialenjoyableandeasytodigest.Emphasisisplacedonunderstandingthecrispmathematicalideabehindeachalgorithm，inamannerthatisintuitiveandrigorouswithoutbeingundulyformal.Thefeaturesinclude：theuseofboxestostrengthenthenarrative：piecesthatprovidehistoricalcontext，descriptionsofhowthealgorithmsareusedinpractice，andexcursionsforthemathematicallysophisticated.Itincludescarefullychosenadvancedtopicsthatcanbeskippedinastandardone-semestercourse，butcanbecoveredinanadvancedalgorithmscourseorinamoreleisurelytwo-semestersequence.Itgivesanaccessibletreatmentoflinearprogrammingandintroducesstudentstooneofthegreatestachievementsinalgorithms.Anoptionalchapteronthequantumalgorithmforfactoringprovidesauniquepeepholeintothisexcitingtopic."Algorithms"isanoutstandingundergraduatetext，equallyinformedbythehistoricalrootsandcontemporaryapplicationsofitssubject.