Algorithms (4th Edition) 4th Edition

by Robert Sedgewick (Author), Kevin Wayne (Author)

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This fourth edition of Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne’s Algorithms is the leading textbook on algorithms today and is widely used in colleges and universities worldwide. This book surveys the most important computer algorithms currently in use and provides a full treatment of data structures and algorithms for sorting, searching, graph processing, and string processing--including fifty algorithms every programmer should know. In this edition, new Java implementations are written in an accessible modular programming style, where all of the code is exposed to the reader and ready to use.

The algorithms in this book represent a body of knowledge developed over the last 50 years that has become indispensable, not just for professional programmers and computer science students but for any student with interests in science, mathematics, and engineering, not to mention students who use computation in the liberal arts.

The companion web site, algs4.cs.princeton.edu, contains

An online synopsis
Full Java implementations
Test data
Exercises and answers
Dynamic visualizations
Lecture slides
Programming assignments with checklists
Links to related material

The MOOC related to this book is accessible via the "Online Course" link at algs4.cs.princeton.edu. The course offers more than 100 video lecture segments that are integrated with the text, extensive online assessments, and the large-scale discussion forums that have proven so valuable. Offered each fall and spring, this course regularly attracts tens of thousands of registrants.

Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne are developing a modern approach to disseminating knowledge that fully embraces technology, enabling people all around the world to discover new ways of learning and teaching. By integrating their textbook, online content, and MOOC, all at the state of the art, they have built a unique resource that greatly expands the breadth and depth of the educational experience.

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Robert Sedgewick has been a Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University since 1985, where he was the founding Chairman of the Department of Computer Science. He has held visiting research positions at Xerox PARC, Institute for Defense Analyses, and INRIA, and is member of the board of directors of Adobe Systems. Professor Sedgewick’s research interests include analytic combinatorics, design and analysis of data structures and algorithms, and program visualization. His landmark book, Algorithms, now in its fourth edition, has appeared in numerous versions and languages over the past thirty years. In addition, with Kevin Wayne, he is the coauthor of the highly acclaimed textbook, Introduction to Programming in Java: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Addison-Wesley, 2008).

Kevin Wayne is the Phillip Y. Goldman Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at Princeton University, where he has been teaching since 1998. He received a Ph.D. in operations research and industrial engineering from Cornell University. His research interests include the design, analysis, and implementation of algorithms, especially for graphs and discrete optimization. With Robert Sedgewick, he is the coauthor of the highly acclaimed textbook, Introduction to Programming in Java: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Addison-Wesley, 2008).

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Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional; 4th edition (April 3, 2011)
Language : English
Hardcover : 976 pages
ISBN-10 : 032157351X
ISBN-13 : 978-0321573513
Item Weight : 3.16 pounds
Dimensions : 7.7 x 1.5 x 9.4 inches

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Undergrad using book to supplement Algorithms course

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2017

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This book has been a fantastic supplement to my learning while taking my first Algorithms course in college. Sedgewick and Wayne show detailed step-by-step explanations of recursive calls, data-structures being built, etc. My class textbook is Algorithm Design which is extremely dense and can be exhausting to read. Whenever I'm not understanding something from that book I hop on over to this one, read the same topic with much more explanations, and it becomes clear. This book also implements everything in Java, and since my school's primary language is Java it helps me have a stronger grasp of actual implementations and helps me link algorithms and data-structures to my actual projects. There's also lots of supplemented material with this book such as Coursera and their booksite. Recommend it for everyone!

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Nikita

Despite some severe cons - a masterpiece.

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2019

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The author has talent of simplifying complex concepts as nobody else does. That's for sure. I would even go as far as calling him Feynman of Computer Science.

His treatment of 2-3 trees, Red-Black Trees is outstanding. In the first time in my life I understood the Regular Expressions. Not on a level of "what's it about", but on a level of "when I need to use them, I will no problem, I'll even implement all algorithms I need no problem with all the books closed".

That creates even a dissonance a little bit. Or a lot. As some topics in his exposition sound very boring, banal. It reads like he is stating obvious facts for no apparent reason as to fill the space and just "to cover" the topic for some formal reasons.

CONS:
- Most of the chapters are not self-sufficient. Instead of conceptually pointing out what steps are required, the author send you to a specific, very specialized piece of code 5 chapters back or 3 chapters forward. Code is in Java. It's painful to read. Not because it's in Java, but because it's _implementation_ of a concept. Java is bad, too verbose, too specialized, etc.
- The programming language used in the book is Java. Java is a language for people who have no idea of what they are doing and have no business of writing algorithms. I believe any person who will write any algorithm will use C. Why Java then? Why not Logo? (Logo is a language where a turtle moves across the screen and kids give it some commands like "go forward 10 squares, turn 90")

Besides these cons, the author is definitely genius. 2-3 trees chapter and the Regular Expressions chapter are worth the price of the whole book. In gold.

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Dang-Khoa Le Tan

An outstanding book, small rendering issues.

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2017

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The book itself is outstanding. IMO, this is the best textbook for students who really want to learn "algorithms" regarding implementation and its analysis. Compared to CLRS, Sedgewick's approach is more accessible and takes more care about how an algorithm is actually implemented. Besides, the booksite and the course in Coursera, especially the programming assignments and quiz, are extremely useful. Other aspects of the books including algorithm design (OOP), coding style and comment are very good. Readers not only study about algorithms but also about software engineering. I think the algorithms reading roadmap is: Algorithms (Sedgewick) -> CLRS -> Introduction to Analysis of Algorithms -> TAoCP.

However, the huge problem which makes me voting 4 star for the book is that some figures and illustrates are rendered badly (page 9, 675, 624, 621, 579, 576, 346, 326). Although I requested Amazon a replacement, the new book still has the same issue.

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fengshuienthu

Wonderful Book on Algorithms

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2015

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Well written and well organized covers all of the important algorithms. I have Robert Sedgewick's two prior books Algorithms in C. This book is much easier to understand and present much simpler manner. I bought this as way of preparing for interviews and it is helping me a lot. At the end of the day It is not hard to impress Google. Amazon and FB engineers at interviews when you are well prepared.

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Ethan

Focused on understandability over all else

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2016

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More beginner-friendly than some of the other popular algorithms textbooks. It doesn't crush the reader with proofs or some weird pseudocode language. It doesn't rely on having much math knowledge. It uses laudably-simple Java. The exercises are great. The diagrams are great. There are videos on Coursera if you want verbal explanations too. Doesn't get hung-up on esoteric theory terminology. Contains all the algorithms and datastructures for most job interviews. To build some advanced algorithmic software, this is not your reference; it is too basic. As a bonus, there are great hints about software design practice sprinkled through the book as they are relevant.

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anonymous

Well Written, but Kindle Images Blurry

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2017

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Just got the Kindle version of the book today. The images are blurry, and this is disappointing because the book, so far, is well-written and informative. If there were a better Kindle version then I would be inclined to give this 4-5 stars based on what I have read so far. For nearly $60, I expect better ina Kindle version of a textbook. Can I get a discount when a better Kindle version comes out?

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Taranis

Great text for algorithm beginners

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2017

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For beginners, this book is a nice guide to algorithm compared with others like Introduction to Algorithm. The range of algorithms and data structures covered in the book is reasonable so you won't find your study like an endless journey. The algorithms have been implemented in Java so they could be tested to verify the result. This is much better than staring at pseudo code and trying to figure out how to implement yourself. Also the amount of text covering mathematical proof is limited, and you won't find it difficult to skip them.

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Anthony Lauder

A good first book for algorithms

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2015

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I have quite a few algorithms books. This certainly is one of my favourites. The current edition starts out with a gentle introduction to motivation and basics, but soon ramps up to be a solid algorithms book. I recommend this as a first-read before moving on to the book by Cormen (which is much more theoretical and heavy going at first).

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Eric

Good algorithm book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2016

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Good algorithm book. and the book will look much better if you take his free online course.
Very very well formatted that will actually help you to visualize the process/steps of a given algorithm. Coverage was good and you can really get the classic algorithms.

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One of the best books

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2019

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This is one of the best books for learning algorithms

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2017

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The best book in java algorithms. Brand new arrived on time

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Stefanie S.

Very unhappy with the Kindle edition

Reviewed in Germany on January 5, 2019

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The book itself is great. However, I am rather unhappy with the Kindle edition:
(1) Figures are hard to read, I cannot zoom in.
(2) Source code is formatted with weird line breaks, making it hard to read.
(3) Links on videos can be clicked, but result in "page not found" errors.
(4) Repeated references to "page x" in the text, which do not make sense in an e-book.
(5) Links for figures can be clicked, but do not lead to the referenced figure.

Overall, a poor job for a 40 Euro (!) e-book.

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