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The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4A: Combinatorial
Algorithms, Part 1 Knuth's multivolume analysis of algorithms is
widely recognized as the definitive description of classical
computer science. The first three volumes of this work have long
comprised a unique and invaluable resource in programming theory
and practice. Scientists have marveled at the beauty and elegance
of Knuth's analysis, while practicing programmers have successfully
applied his "cookbook" solutions to their day-to-day problems. The
level of these first three volumes has remained so high, and they
have displayed so wide and deep a familiarity with the art of
computer programming, that a sufficient "review" of future volumes
could almost be: "Knuth, Volume n has been published." -Data
Processing Digest Knuth, Volume n has been published, where n = 4A.
In this long-awaited new volume, the old master turns his attention
to some of his favorite topics in broadword computation and
combinatorial generation (exhaustively listing fundamental
combinatorial objects, such as permutations, partitions, and
trees), as well as his more recent interests, such as binary
decision diagrams. The hallmark qualities that distinguish his
previous volumes are manifest here anew: detailed coverage of the
basics, illustrated with well-chosen examples; occasional forays
into more esoteric topics and problems at the frontiers of
research; impeccable writing peppered with occasional bits of
humor; extensive collections of exercises, all with solutions or
helpful hints; a careful attention to history; implementations of
many of the algorithms in his classic step-by-step form. There is
an amazing amount of information on each page. Knuth has obviously
thought long and hard about which topics and results are most
central and important, and then, what are the most intuitive and
succinct ways of presenting that material. Since the areas that he
covers in this volume have exploded since he first envisioned
writing about them, it is wonderful how he has managed to provide
such thorough treatment in so few pages. -Frank Ruskey, Department
of Computer Science, University of Victoria The book is Volume 4A,
because Volume 4 has itself become a multivolume undertaking.
Combinatorial searching is a rich and important topic, and Knuth
has too much to say about it that is new, interesting, and useful
to fit into a single volume, or two, or maybe even three. This book
alone includes approximately 1500 exercises, with answers for
self-study, plus hundreds of useful facts that cannot be found in
any other publication. Volume 4A surely belongs beside the first
three volumes of this classic work in every serious programmer's
library. Finally, after a wait of more than thirty-five years, the
first part of Volume 4 is at last ready for publication. Check out
the boxed set that brings together Volumes 1 - 4A in one elegant
case, and offers the purchaser a $50 discount off the price of
buying the four volumes individually. Ebook (PDF version) produced
by Mathematical Sciences Publishers (MSP),http://msp.org The Art of
Computer Programming, Volumes 1-4A Boxed Set, 3/e ISBN: 0321751043
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