Art of Computer Programming, The, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set (2nd Edition) (The Art of Computer Programming Series)
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Knuth's multivolume work, widely recognized as the definitive description of classical computer science, is now available in an attractive, boxed set. The three volumes included in this set have each been revised recently to reflect developments in the field. As earlier editions clearly demonstrated, they comprise an invaluable resource in programming theory and practice for students, researchers, and practitioners alike. Countless readers have spoken about the profound personal influence of Knuth's work.… Product details and pricing info |
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50 Customer Reviews Posted
- Best Computer Science Books ever read
- These are the best books in Computer Science that I have ever read. They are selected by the American Scientist as one of the twelve physical-science monographs of the twentieth century. Dr. Knuth pays attention to the very detail is easily seen by browsing the index of each book, where every auther of the reference in the book is given an English name and his/her name in his/her own language. I personally have never seen this happen in any of the books that I have ever read.
However, I also would suggest that this series are not for the faint of heart as the books get quite involved very quickly. And I believe that because Dr. Knuth is a mathematican, he probably cares about the beauty and correctness of the theories more than anything else. Therefore, for people looking for easy and readily usable examples, these books are entirely useless. - 2008-12-13, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Computer Science
- The Art of Programming, by Donald Knuth, is a comprehensive, multi-volume work discussing various programming algorithms and their analysis. The work was voted by American Scientist as one of the twelve best scientific monographs of the twentieth century. The author famously offered a reward of two dollars and fifty cents for anyone who found and reported an error in the text. The work features exercises of multiple difficulty levels, from basic warm up exercises to ongoing research problems, allowing the reader to work up his skill and familiarity with the material.
- 2008-09-26, 0 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Bhagawath Gita,Bible,Kuran and Art Of Programming.
- All religions have their own definitive Principles Book. For developer's this is THE one. It has history. It has values. It has predections. It is up to you, to absorb the essence.
- 2008-09-15, 0 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Somewhat disappointed by sloppy folding
- There are already a lot of wise words written about the contents of these books. Although it may seem a trivial point in comparison to the contents, I was disappointed that the paper envelope around the volumes where not folded correctly, that is, the texts are not in the middle. A jewel like these books should not be present on a bookshelf in such a sloppy condition.
- 2008-06-02, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A fundamental book for the randomness.
- Knuth talks about the applications into informatics of the theory number.
This book , written several years ago, is today the best about those facts. I have studied recently the random numbers and I have read the algebric theory of this book . It's interesting as a solutions of algebric equation must verify statistic conditions for effective randomness. - 2008-02-29, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
