Data structures is a key course for computer science and related majors. This book presents a variety of practical or engineering cases and derives abstract concepts from concrete problems. Besides basic concepts and analysis methods, it introduces basic data types such as sequential list, tree as well as graph. This book can be used as an undergraduate textbook, as a training textbook or a self-study textbook for engineers.

The systematic description starts with basic theory and applications of different kinds of data structures, including storage structures and models. It also explores on data processing methods such as sorting, index and search technologies. Due to its numerous exercises the book is a helpful reference for graduate students, lecturers.