Bundle of Algorithms in Java, Third Edition, Parts 1-5: Fundamentals, Data Structures, Sorting, Searching, and Graph Algorithms (3rd Edition) (Pts. 1-5) [Paperback]

Robert Sedgewick (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0201775786 | ISBN-13: 978-0201775785 | Publication Date: August 1, 2003 | Edition: 3

Software developers and computer scientists have eagerly awaited this Java version of Robert Sedgewick's landmark text on algorithms. All five parts are completely revamped, illuminating today's best algorithms for an exceptionally wide range of tasks. This is a shrink-wrapped bundle of Algorithms in Java, 3/e, Parts 1-4 and Algorithms in Java, 3/e, Part 5. The price of the bundle is $10 off the cost of buying the volumes individually.

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About the Author

Robert Sedgewick is one of the most revered individuals in computer science. He is the William O. Baker Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University. He is a director of Adobe Systems and has held visiting research positions at INRIA, the Institute for Defense Analyses, and Xerox PARC. Michael Schidlowsky contributed to the Java implementations. Michael, a Princeton graduate, is an independent software consultant specializing in object-oriented programming. Most recently he was the CTO of Teaching That Works, and the founder of xSense Corporation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1200 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 3 edition (August 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201775786
• ISBN-13: 978-0201775785
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.8 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, November 9, 2005

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This review is from: Bundle of Algorithms in Java, Third Edition, Parts 1-5: Fundamentals, Data Structures, Sorting, Searching, and Graph Algorithms (3rd Edition) (Pts. 1-5) (Paperback)

First is Knuth, second is Corman that brings the art of algorithms closer to earth. Then is Sedgewick. This book provides very good balance between theory and practice and lets the practitioners know that programming is a bit more than just writing "if" and "for" and that the art of algorithms is not only art but also science. This book evolved from early editions (Algorithms in C, 1990) and keeps the standard. These two volumes is the must for every serious programmer.

Cons: Java code is a bit "C-ish" and makes it clear that it is easy to write C program in Java. In addition, section Geometric Algorithms from 1990 edition and other material following this section is missing in newer editions. Maybe this material will be included in Volume 3, that as rumor says, is in preparation.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Explanations Of Concepts, Poor Coding, November 17, 2008

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Russell D. Holloway (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bundle of Algorithms in Java, Third Edition, Parts 1-5: Fundamentals, Data Structures, Sorting, Searching, and Graph Algorithms (3rd Edition) (Pts. 1-5) (Paperback)

The book is very detailed at explaining various algorithms, efficiencies, and hitting on the advantages and disadvantages of each algorithm. If you read through the chapters sequentially and study them in detail, you will certainly learn a lot about the various algorithms.

However, the examples and code used in the book is impossible to follow. If you wish to implement any of the algorithms, you really just have to write the algorithm yourself - it may even be easier to write it from scratch without even looking at the authors examples. This is NOT a book to go to if you want to type up a given sorting algorithm to use for some purpose. The code is hard to follow due to horrible variable naming, references back to code from previous chapters, relies on code from previous chapters, relies on code that the reader is supposed to write as part of the exercises, etc.

I've been working on trying to get a running copy of my own for Radix sort typed up. I thought I would type up the code in this book. That's not working. I've been at it for a couple hours now and I still am jumping around trying to put together the bits of code scattered throughout the book and understand the variables.

So - this book is for people who are interested in studying and learning about the various algorithms, but not for people who learn best by examples. There is plenty to read on the algorithms and much discussion on how they work and when they work best, but trying to make sense out of the code examples is near impossible.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Practical for Programmers Than Cormen's, September 8, 2007

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This review is from: Bundle of Algorithms in Java, Third Edition, Parts 1-5: Fundamentals, Data Structures, Sorting, Searching, and Graph Algorithms (3rd Edition) (Pts. 1-5) (Paperback)

These text(s) do for the software engineer what Cormen's book does for the scientist. To be knowledgable with algorithms will greatly seperate you from a novice.

Very good examples and using Java is very smart because most OO programmers can easily understand the language (C# is practically identical).

For those who struggle with the Cormen book, (Like I did) it would do you well to get this book. You will refer to it time and time again in your career as a software developer while the Cormen book collects dust on the shelf.