Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in Java

by Mark Allen Weiss

Book Overview

Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in Java is an "advanced algorithms" book that fits between traditional CS2 and Algorithms Analysis courses. In the old ACM Curriculum Guidelines, this course was... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321370139
• ISBN13: 9780321370136
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Length: 555 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Knowledge is Power and Painful, too

Well, I have to admit I did not expect much from this book. But to my overly pleasant surprise, I found this volume quite useful both as a resource for algorhythms and data processing...Forget the Bible, this is the only book one truly needs. And it's fun to say "Java." Amen.

A Great Book For a Serious Study.

After reading the book, I believe it is intended for those who possess the knowledge of the Java programming language and who wish to obtain a thorough, in-depth knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and algorithm analysis.I used this book as a supplementary material in a graduate course on Algorithms, and I found that the book's explanations of the algorithms and their analysis are concise, easy-to-understand, and fairly complete. Complicated concepts are explained clearly and illustrated with appropriate examples.Nevertheless, I would not recommend this book for beginners or for those who are not interested in having a thorough understanding of algorithms.

The best book on the subject I've ever read

This book really impressed me. The author goes far beyond explaining how to code algorithms and actually explains the logic behind the various data structures. One warning, though, if you're not already somewhat familiar with the subject, you won't be able to understand much of the book. I would recommend this for anyone who wants to do serious programming in Java or any other language. Nearly every chapter contained something that I'll be able to use in the future.

Definitely one to consider

Definitely one to consider if you're looking for an advanced text on DS & A in Java. Well-written, thorough, and ALL the source code is downloadable on Weiss's site www.cs.fiu.edu/~weiss . This is by far my favorite algorithms text, although I expect Sedgewick's "Algorithms in Java, Parts 1-4" to be comparable when/if it ever is finally published.

Excellent, but quite advanced

As at least one previous reviewer has stressed, this is _not_ a book for beginners. It is also not necessarily a book for users who simply want access to algorithm code (although the code is excellent, easy to read, and fully Java-aware). However, for the advanced user, it does an excellent job of living up to its title, particularly in its analysis of various algorithms (as opposed to simply describing those algorithms and printing the code for them). It crams a lot of thought into 542 pages, but be prepared to take it all in slowly. This is no "Algorithms for Dummies" book, but it is the best book I have seen for algorithm development in Java, and one of the best I've seen that discusses algorithms in general.