Art of Computer Programming, The, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set (2nd Edition) (Vol 1-3)

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Editorial Reviews

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. Scientists have marveled at the beauty and elegance of his analysis, while ordinary programmers have successfully applied his "cookbook" solutions to their day-to-day problems. All have admired Knuth for the breadth, clarity, accuracy, and good humor found in his books.

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Customer Reviews

Great classic

Reviewed by Andrew Ribeiro, 2010-01-04

I am an undergraduate computer science student. I picked up the Art of Computer Programming due to the authors credibility in the computer science community. I must say this series lives up to the hype of the author, it really does go deep into the art of programming. Complaints that may arise from readers of this series is that the algorithms are not directly transferable to practical situations; in other words, this is not a programming cook book with algorithms written in a high level language -- such as C++ -- rather, algorithms are written in a lower level theoretical assembly language. If you are bright and are a decent programmer, you should not have a hard time transferring the algorithms presented into a high level language regardless, so don't let that prevent you from buying the series. Remember you are learning an art and you will not be able to paint gorgeous landscapes at first, but as you train your hand, you will be able to create ascetic code that make change the world like the likes of Knuth and such.

The thing I most enjoy from this series is that I know I am reading the work of a real computer scientist. As a student of the subject, it definitely gives me a sense of how real computer scientists think and express themselves. Even his guideline for reading the series is structured in a pseudo algorithmic fashion, complete with a flow chart! Buy this book if you really want to be a top notch computer scientist... it would help having a couple years of college level computer science training before reading the series, because you can follow the topics with greater haste and clarity.

Enjoy reading the series!

- Andrew J. Ribeiro

Best Computer Science Books ever read

Reviewed by Yuanchyuan Sheu, 2008-12-13

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.

Computer Science

Reviewed by Carlos Jorge, 2008-09-26

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.

Bhagawath Gita,Bible,Kuran and Art Of Programming.

Reviewed by S. Devasundaram, 2008-09-15

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.

Somewhat disappointed by sloppy folding

Reviewed by R. Bruinsma, 2008-06-02

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.