TY - BOOK AU - Dasgupta,Sanjoy AU - Papadimitriou,Christos H. AU - Vazirani,Umesh Virkumar TI - Algorithms SN - 9780073523408 (acidfree paper) U1 - 005.1 PY - 2008/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill Higher Education KW - Algorithms KW - Computer algorithms N1 - Included Index; Prologue -- Algorithms with numbers -- Divide-and conquer algorithms -- Decompositions of graphs -- Paths in graphs -- Greedy algorithms -- Dynamic programming -- Linear programming and reductions -- NP-complete problems -- Coping with NP-completeness -- Quantum algorithms N2 - Explaining the fundamentals of algorithms, this text emphasizes on understanding the mathematical idea behind each algorithm. It includes features such as: the use of boxes to strengthen the narrative: pieces that give historical context, descriptions of how the algorithms are used in practice, and excursions for the mathematically sophisticated. UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/2006049014-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0701/2006049014-d.html ER -