A Programmer's Companion to Algorithm Analysis

by Ernst L. Leiss

Overview

Until now, no other book examined the gap between the theory of algorithms and the production of software programs. Focusing on practical issues, A Programmer's Companion to Algorithm Analysis carefully details the transition from the design and analysis of an algorithm to the resulting software program. Consisting of two main complementary

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040170977
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	09/26/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	255
File size:	986 KB

Table of Contents

A Taxonomy of Algorithmic Complexity. Fundamental Assumptions Underlying Algorithmic Complexity. Examples of Complexity Analysis. Sources of Disappointments. Implications of Nonuniform Memory for Software. Implications of Compiler and Systems Issues for Software. Implicit Assumptions. Implications of the Finiteness of the Representation of Numbers. Asymptotic Complexities and the Selection of Algorithms. Infeasibility and Undecidability: Implications for Software Development. Appendix I: Algorithms Every Programmer Should Know. Appendix II: Overview of Systems Implicated in Program Analysis. Appendix III: NP-Completeness and Higher Complexity Classes. Appendix IV: Review of Undecidability. Bibliography. Index.

Editorial Reviews

"… an interesting book which addresses some of the issues which inhibit the development of perfect-world'software. … In my opinion, this book should be on the bookshelf of anyone aspiring to become a good programmer. … this book would be a good auxiliary book in courses on algorithms, especially those intended for students intent on becoming software developers. Similarly with an advanced programming-type course. The book also would work well for self-study."
—Dean Kelley, SIGACT News, Vol. 40, No. 2

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