Algorithms in Java: Parts 1-4: Fundamentals, Data Structures, Sorting, Searching [with Part 5, Graph Algorithms]

by Robert Sedgewick, Michael Schidlowsky

The long-awaited Java version of parts 1 through 5 of the most important work on computer algorithms, at a special discounted price
- The first two volumes of the long-awaited Java edition of Sedgewick's landmark work on Algorithms, bundled together with a special price.
- Its unique blend of theory and practice make these books appeal equally to both the professional and academic markets.
- Over 400,000 copies of Sedgewick's books on algorithms have been sold

Genres: Programming, Computer Science, Algorithms, Software, Reference, Technology, Textbooks

1234 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Torben Rasmussen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highly recommended for anyone with interest in algorithms. While not quite as good as Sedgewick's original work with implementations in C++ this is recommended the ones most familiar with Java

[Stanislav · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not related to Java. It just uses java as pseudocode. Does not even mention java data structures. From the title was expecting more practical book, not just typical algorithm reference...

[Martin Lau · Rating 2 out of 5]

oh god, most frustrating reading experience in my life, only my teacher (who went to princeton and took Sedgewick's class as an undergrad, and is every bit a geek as his prof) can understand this guy and would choose his book as the textbook for the class; that being said, if you are fast and have a good understanding of java, you should be able to get the hang of the gist of this book pretty quickly, and see that Sedgewick is a smart guy, but the problem is, if you had the knowledge that allows you to understand this book easily, you wouldn't be able to learn much from it; so, as a textbook for lower division computer science classes, this book is really not a good choice

[Nathan · Rating 2 out of 5]

An acceptable overview of basic algorithms and data structures, but a poor application of those in the Java development platform.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

MEH. It has everything it needs to have, but boy the code sure is unnecessarily hard to parse, and the writing is only so-so.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, if you need to quickly review for a silicon valley interview. The 2nd volume (Part 5) on Graph algorithms is more interesting.