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A read copy that remains in clean condition.
Conditions
A read copy that remains in clean condition.
Product came within the expected time and was in stated condition. I would definitely order from this vendor again. Pricing and delivery time were on point.
This book is a great refrence book for data structure. The style might be confusing to some, but the structure and many examples are actually carefully written in most effective way. Reader must understand C++ class, otherwise the structure does not make sense. I read it for AP Com. Sci. exam and refered to it while in college. Recommend to all advance programmer.
I've just finished a data structures course at the University of Maryland. This was the required text. This book "turned the light on" for me. Every other programming course/text I've had focused on the syntax of C++. This book focuses on the art of programming. The authors go to great pains to demonstrate program design independent of implementation. To do this, they place great emphasis on software engineering principles. Some students new to programming may not have a full appreciation for this methodology, but as a software tester, I completely understand and agree with the author's approach. First, design the program from the logical point of view. Then, build to the application level. With the understanding gained from the two previous steps, THEN make the implementation decisions. There is much more pseudocode than source code in each chapter. But the pseudocode is so complete that it is easily transformed into source. This book has helped me make the leap from being a mere "coder" to a fledging programmer. From conversations with senior programs at my job, this text covers all the most important data structures that every programmer should understand and be able to implement. I suspect that those reviewers who found this book unintelligible were too new to programming.
I was surprised at some of the other reviews that said this book was terrible. I have used three other data structures books covering the same material and found this one to be far and away the most complete and well explained.One reviewer complained that you had to know C++ to use this book. This is true. But the intended audience is those who HAVE had a CS1 or first semester course which covers C++ syntax.
This is a great reference for intermediate programmers
