Algorithm Design and Analysis - C++ Language Description

Author: Chen Huinan
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The content of this book is divided into three parts: algorithms and algorithm analysis, algorithm design strategies, and solving difficult problems. The first part introduces problem-solving methods, algorithm complexity and analysis, recursive algorithms, and recurrence relations. The second part discusses common algorithm design strategies: basic search and traversal methods, divide and conquer, greedy algorithms, dynamic programming, backtracking, and branch and bound. The third part covers NP-complete problems, random algorithms, approximation algorithms, and cryptographic algorithms. The book also introduces two new data structures: skip lists and splay trees, along with their specific algorithmic analysis methods, and provides a brief discussion on modern cryptography. The book is well-structured, comprehensive in content, rigorous in logic, and easy to understand. The algorithms in the book are accompanied by complete C programs, with cleverly designed code and detailed comments. All programs have been compiled and tested correctly in the VC environment. They serve as examples for learning algorithm design and make complex and abstract algorithmic concepts easier for learners to understand and master. The book includes numerous examples and illustrations, along with abundant exercises, making it convenient for self-study. This book can be used as a textbook or reference for undergraduate and graduate students in computer science and technology and related fields in universities and colleges. It is also a valuable teaching reference for courses on "Algorithms and Data Structures" or "Data Structures," and can be referenced by computer professionals and others who wish to learn about and understand algorithms.