An Introduction to the Analysis of Algorithms



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People who analyze algorithms have double happiness. First of all they experience the sheer beauty of elegant mathematical patterns that surround elegant computational procedures. Then they receive a practical payoff when their theories make it possible to get other jobs done more quickly and more economically.      D. E. Knuth


This booksite is a collection of companion materials for our textbook An Introduction to the Analysis of Algorithms (2nd edition) by Robert Sedgewick and Philippe Flajolet that may be useful for people interested in teaching and learning basic information about the analysis of algorithms.


Textbook.

The textbook An Introduction to the Analysis of Algorithms (2nd edition) by Robert Sedgewick and Philippe Flajolet [ Amazon · Inform IT ] overviews the primary techniques used in the mathematical analysis of algorithms. The material covered draws from classical mathematical topics, including discrete mathematics, elementary real analysis, and combinatorics, as well as from classical computer science topics, including algorithms and data structures.

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