algorithms

... If the primary complaint against this text is that the authors have not provided enough C++ source code examples for the types of algorithms explained, take a look at the price tag. At a list price of [price], one can logically deduce that this text is for a university audience, emphasizing the theory behind the algorithms, as well as the synthesis it takes for you to generate modified versions from the templates presented. If you are looking for a more "how to"-oriented text (you know, the kind that "spoon feeds" you) with excessive source code examples, you definitely should look for another text. Nevertheless, I consider this book to be both highly appropriate and effective for its intended audience.

Don't waste your money on this text, it is rotten. I had it for a class and found this book to do very little in aiding the learning process due to its lack of any sort of coherent explaination. I ended up purchasing another text and used it from then and until now, after college.

this is the only textbook i have ever sold back after the semester.

This book discusses algorithms in computer science but does integrate enough C++ code into the text, in spite of its title. Also, a lot of the code still has remnants of C philosophy, such as #define statements, in spite of the authors frequent use of "class" in their code. Buy this book with caution, as it is very expensive.