I just bought the book I needed out of the set. I needed to build a database that did not use any commercial package (this gives full access and no royalties). This book saved my bacon. I almost did not buy it when all I saw in it was math. But I was desperate, and it paid off. Turns out you could not explain it any other way. This book goes way beyond binary and bubble sorts. I use it primarily for balanced trees. I may try something more exotic later. I can not tell you about the other volumes, but this one will pay for itself.
“Art of Computer Programming, The, Volumes 1-3 Boxed
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