Beginning Algorithms (Paperback)

Simon Harris

ISBN 10: 0764596748 / ISBN 13: 9780764596742

Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc, Foster City, 2005

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Paperback. Beginning Algorithms A good understanding of algorithms, and the knowledge of when to apply them, is crucial to producing software that not only works correctly, but also performs efficiently. This is the only book to impart all this essential information-from the basics of algorithms, data structures, and performance characteristics to the specific algorithms used in development and programming tasks. Packed with detailed explanations and instructive examples, the book begins by offering you some fundamental data structures and then goes on to explain various sorting algorithms. You'll then learn efficient practices for storing and searching by way of hashing, trees, sets, and maps. The authors also share tips on optimization techniques and ways to avoid common performance pitfalls. In the end, you'll be prepared to build the algorithms and data structures most commonly encountered in day-to-day software development. What you will learn from this book The basics of algorithms, such as iteration and recursionElementary data structures such as lists, stacks, and queuesBasic and advanced sorting algorithms including insertion sort, quicksort, and shell sortAdvanced data structures such as binary trees, ternary trees, and heapsAlgorithms for string searching, string matching, hashing, and computational geometryHow to use test-driven development techniques to ensure your code works as intendedHow to dramatically improve the performance of your code with hands-on techniques for profiling and optimization Who this book is for This book is for anyone who develops applications, or is just beginning to do so, and is looking to understand algorithms and data structures. An understanding of computer programming is beneficial. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved. Beginning Algorithms A good understanding of algorithms, and the knowledge of when to apply them, is crucial to producing software that not only works correctly, but also performs efficiently. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: Beginning Algorithms (Paperback)
• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc, Foster City
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0764596748
• ISBN 13: 9780764596742
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Edizione: prima edizione
• Condizione: new

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Riassunto

Beginning Algorithms

A good understanding of algorithms, and the knowledge of when toapply them, is crucial to producing software that not only workscorrectly, but also performs efficiently. This is the only book toimpart all this essential information-from the basics ofalgorithms, data structures, and performance characteristics to thespecific algorithms used in development and programming tasks.

Packed with detailed explanations and instructive examples, thebook begins by offering you some fundamental data structures andthen goes on to explain various sorting algorithms. You'll thenlearn efficient practices for storing and searching by way ofhashing, trees, sets, and maps. The authors also share tips onoptimization techniques and ways to avoid common performancepitfalls. In the end, you'll be prepared to build the algorithmsand data structures most commonly encountered in day-to-daysoftware development.

What you will learn from this book

• The basics of algorithms, such as iteration and recursion
• Elementary data structures such as lists, stacks, andqueues
• Basic and advanced sorting algorithms including insertion sort,quicksort, and shell sort
• Advanced data structures such as binary trees, ternary trees,and heaps
• Algorithms for string searching, string matching, hashing, andcomputational geometry
• How to use test-driven development techniques to ensure yourcode works as intended
• How to dramatically improve the performance of your code withhands-on techniques for profiling and optimization

Who this book is for

This book is for anyone who develops applications, or is justbeginning to do so, and is looking to understand algorithms anddata structures. An understanding of computer programming isbeneficial.

Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programminglanguages and technologies easier than you think, providing astructured, tutorial format that will guide you through all thetechniques involved.

Informazioni sull?autore

Simon Harris started writing animated sprites on a Commodore64 in primary school. After a break of many years, he taughthimself 80x86 and IBM System/370 assembler and started workingprofessionally. Since then he has moved from assembler to C, C++,and, of course, Java. He believes a fundamental understanding andappreciation of algorithms is essential to developing goodsoftware; and since starting his own company, RedHill Consulting,he has managed to make a living discussing and demonstratingsoftware development practices and techniques to anyone who willlisten.

In his more than 15 years of development experience, JamesRoss has ranged from building packaged products to largeenterprise systems to research into compilers and languages. Inrecent years, he has become a code quality fanatic and agilemethods specialist, particularly with test-driven development. Heworks as a consultant for ThoughtWorks, the world’s leadingagile software development company. He is currently leading thedevelopment of a large J2EE project in the insurance industry inMelbourne, Australia. He lives with his wife and family inMelbourne.