Data Structures and Algorithms in Java

by Robert Lafore

"Data Structures and Algorithms in Java, Second Edition" is designed to be easy to read and understand although the topic itself is complicated. Algorithms are the procedures that software programs use to manipulate data structures. Besides clear and simple example programs, the author includes a workshop as a small demonstration program executable on a Web browser. The programs demonstrate in graphical form what data structures look like and how they operate. In the second edition, the program is rewritten to improve operation and clarify the algorithms, the example programs are revised to work with the latest version of the Java JDK, and questions and exercises will be added at the end of each chapter making the book even more useful. Educational Supplement Suggested solutions to the programming projects found at the end of each chapter are made available to instructors at recognized educational institutions. This educational supplement can be found at www.prenhall.com, in the Instructor Resource Center.

Genres: Programming, Computer Science, Technology, Algorithms, Technical, Nonfiction, Software

800 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 1998

Reviews

[Krishna Chaitanya]

The best book I've found on Data Structures and Algorithms in Java for beginners. Content is properly organized, nice illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations. It covers general purpose data structures like Arrays, Linked lists, HashTables and Binary Trees, special purpose data structures like Stacks, Queues and PriorityQueues, sorting algorithms and lastly Graphs.

Note that this is a beginners book, it can act as an interview refresher and solidify your understanding on Computer Science fundamentals in terms of data structures and algorithms.

Excellent material.

[Ravish Rawat]

This is the best book you can find on Earth as of now. Perfect explanation of concepts with examples.If you're not someone who come from a computer science background but works as a software engineer even then you can learn D.S from it very easily.

You just need to know Java and this book will take you further.Most gurus lists will tell you that "Introduction to Algorithms" and others is the book to buy in this field. I would strongly disagree with this notion unless the reader is already very savvy in DS&A and good with numbers.

Just DON'T THINK.Buy it.Best book? Yes!

[Evan Snyder]

As an amateur programmer looking to learn what exists beyond arrays, this book was great. I got a very clear overview of the different types of data structures and their attributes, implementation tips, and good code examples.

[Nimrod Daniel]

The book covers all the important topics in regard to DS&A – arrays, stacks, queues, link lists, trees, heaps, hashtables, Graphs, recursion, sorting algorithms and few other graph related algorithms. The explanations are great, and the code examples are detailed for every data structure and algorithm, everything is developed from scratch. There’re plenty of workshops applets, though I didn't even check if they’re available because I had no problem to imagine how the algorithms work step by step. The Red-Black tree chapter explains exactly how it works, though there’s no code implementation, and it was nice if it had one. The weighted Graph chapter could have been edited better to my taste, though it’s fine.

All in all it’s a good book on DS&A, and I highly recommend this book to anyone who’s interested in this topic. Sedgewick’s book sounds like a good book to take a step further and dive into algorithms.
4.5-4.75/5

[Sankalp Suryawanshi]

This is first time ever I read any Data Structures and Algorithms. After almost completing this book I found this book is good for learning concepts. The applet provided are great pictorial presentation.

[Tanzeel]

This book brought tears to my eyes.

[Antriksh]

This book is Bible for people who want to understand every why's and how's of each data structure topic along with Java code . I have read it to understand the basics prior to get ready for challenging interview questions . In the end of book i can connect the dots as what problem leads to other data structure and ADTs .
All i can say is that I'm a happy programmer after completing this book . (:

[Alex]

Solid introduction or review of basic concepts

The name is a bit of a misnomer, it does not through luck explore algorithms, aside from Dijkstra's algorithm most others relate to ADT's, such as red and black or AVL trees. That being said, it's still a good book for introducing the basics for data and abstract data types.

[Andrew Obrigewitsch]

This is an excellent book on Data Structures and Algorithms, for some reason my teacher chose a book that isn't nearly as good, but this one really helped me to understand what the different algorithms are doing. Especially some of the more abstract ones like Hash Tables and Graphs.

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[Eric Muyser]

I thought it was very well written and easy to follow. For the most part it's language agnostic. You don't need to "know Java."

[Mahmoud Ilyan]

I recommend to Start Learning Data structures from this Book

[Michael Bond]

Wonderful survey of data structures and algorithms. I probably need another reference on graphs though.

[Samed Düzçay]

An excellent book for new learners. It might be the best book for learning the concepts & general data structures without going into too deep.

[Tosy]

A very good tool for anyone interested in mastering data structure and algorithms in java

[Chó Yêu Cáo]

Really helpful. Cover a lot of data stuctures may be skipped at university!

[Valery Lukin]

Amazing and possible to understand book with great examples and good enough explanations.

[Tytka na książki]

Jest to kolejna książka z kanonu informatyki, którą przeczytałem. Zbieram całą kolekcję. Książkę tę przeczytałem po raz pierwszy około 8 lat temu i miałem podobne wrażenia z lektury: napisana dość przystępnym językiem, jak na stopień skomplikowania zagadnienia. Nie ma za dużo wzorów - co może być zarówno plusem, jak i minusem, w zależności od tego, czego szukamy. Z drugiej strony, znajdują się w niej również bardziej skomplikowane zagadnienia, takie jak Radix Sort czy Algorytm Shella, drzewa czerwono czarne wraz z rotacjami, które zazwyczaj nie wchodzą do tego typu "uproszczonych" książek o algorytmach.

Myślę, że to w miarę dobra książka na początek przygody z algorytmami, szczególnie końcowe rozdziały są dość przydatne.
Mankamentem książki jest jakość kodu napisanego w Javie. Autor ma dość osobliwe poczucie estetyki kodu, które kontrastuje z przyjętymi w środowisku Java standardami.

Jestem na ¼ objętości słynnej książki o algorytmach Cormena i jest to książka, którą podczytuję już od roku. Nie znam trudniejszej książki, i jeśli ktoś zna, niech mnie przekona. Jeśli ktoś jest zainteresowany bardzo matematycznym podejściem do algorytmów, to myślę, że nie ma lepszej książki niż właśnie Cormen - Wprowadzenie do algorytmów.

[Abbas]

What an amazing book. Lafore as a way of manifesting a code that is both simple and easy to digest. However this is not a book to glance at, you should either devour it page by page or don't bother reading it at all

[Baudi]

Good

[Jonah Saunders]

The best book to give insight into data structures and algorithms.

[Denis]

Good for start

[Богдан Біленко]

I am OK

[Ikitedesuka]

I was signe before reading it and now I'm single and depressed

[yahya el-saeed]

very good for beginners

[Moof]

Some would say it’s better than sex

[Ivan]

Старый, хороший учебник. Объяснения на примерах (доступно на http://cs.brynmawr.edu/Courses/cs206/...). Рассказывает и "как" и "почему", есть задания. Бери да учись.

[Chris]

best algs book i've ever read. highly highly recommended. there are examples for building data scructures from scratch which helps illustrate with examples of how you would implement things.

[Yusuf Mustafa]

This book really helped me passing the D.S. class!

[Артем Пугачев]

Great introduction to algorithms. A simple explanation of all the basic concepts. Ideally for beginners.