Elementary Algorithms

Livro digital

Título:
Elementary Algorithms

Autor:
Larry Liu Xinyu

Categoria:
Tecnologia > Geral

Doador:
Raffaello D. N.

Sinopse:
Elementary Algorithms is for readers who want practical clarity rather than theory for its own sake, and the opening chapter already signals that focus: the table of contents begins with “List,” then moves through binary search trees, heaps, priority queues, sorting, graphs, dynamic programming, and more. That sequence shows a book built from core data structures outward, with the list chapter first because the author treats it as the foundation for everything that follows. The book is a single-author technical treatment by Xinyu Liu, shaped by a long revision history and presented in a compact, lecture-note style. The preface explains that the second edition reorganizes the material, adds answers to exercises, and keeps the examples consistent across chapters. It also highlights a functional perspective, but the actual structure stays grounded in classic algorithmic topics, from basic sequence operations to tree-based searching and later chapters on advanced design patterns and optimization techniques. What makes it stand out is the combination of breadth and discipline: it is not a loose collection of tricks, but a carefully ordered guide that moves from the simplest building blocks to richer algorithmic machinery. Readers get a book that is especially useful as a reference for fundamental techniques, with enough structure to support study, implementation, and review without drifting into unnecessary abstraction.