Analysis of Algorithms: An Active Learning Approach

By Jeffrey J. McConnell and Джефри Макконнелл

Book Overview

McConnell (Canisius College) developed this course to make students aware of the impact of algorithms on a program's efficiency and instruct them in the skills to analyze algorithms used in programs.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763716340
• ISBN13: 9780763716349
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.6" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

That is the book

For a long time I have been searching for an algorithm book which is comprehensible, easy to follow. This is the book, I am really looking for. The other books like "Introduction to Algorithms" and most of the others do not give the point of the subject, full of mathematics, strange symbols many unneccessary details, I think that the other authors must follow the approach like in this book. I wish that the author had also written other books containing the other advanced algorithm issues like network flow, linear programming... I would have bought without hesitating...

Good Basic Textbook

I am a professor of computer science and used this book for my Algorithms class. Although it had a few errors, there were many things I liked about it. First, the size of the book is just right; it covers all of the major subjects and I was able to use the entire text in one semester. Other textbooks cover topics in so much detail, I often had to leave many topics out of the course. Second, the active learning approach is great; having students do in class exercises and group projects helped them grasp the material more quickly. Third, I liked the omission of higher level mathematics; our college offers a degree in computer science but also other computer-related degrees which do not require a knowledge of calculus. Any student should be able to grasp the math in this book. In conclusion, I will use this text again and look forward to other authors writing books that "get to the point" quickly like this author did.