Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach by Robert Sedgewick

Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach by Robert Sedgewick

Building on this foundation, Sedgewick and Wayne widen their focus to the broader discipline of computer science. They introduce classical sorting and searching algorithms, fundamental data structures and their application, and scientific techniques for assessing an implementation’s performance. Using abstract models, readers learn to answer basic questions about computation, gaining insight for practical application. Finally, the authors show how machine architecture links the theory of computing to real computers, and to the field’s history and evolution.

For each concept, the authors present all the information readers need to build confidence, together with examples that solve intriguing problems. Each chapter contains question-and-answer sections, self-study drills, and challenging problems that demand creative solutions.

Companion web site (introcs.cs.princeton.edu/java) contains

• Extensive supplementary information, including suggested approaches to programming assignments, checklists, and FAQs
• Graphics and sound libraries
• Links to program code and test data
• Solutions to selected exercises
• Chapter summaries
• Detailed instructions for installing a Java programming environment
• Detailed problem sets and projects