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Data Structures Using C and C++ (2nd Edition)
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by Yedidyah Langsam, Moshe J. Augenstein, and Aaron M. Tenenbaum
Sales Rank: 356946
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$113.00
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Paperback: 672 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition December 29, 1995
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0130369977
ISBN-13: 978-0130369970
Product Dimensions:
9.6 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
Product Description
This introduction to the fundamentals of data structures explores abstract concepts, considers how those concepts are useful in problem solving, explains how the abstractions can be made concrete by using a programming language, and shows how to use the C language for advanced programming and how to develop the advanced features of C++. Covers the C++ language, featuring a wealth of tested and debugged working programs in C and C++. Explains and analyzes algorithms — showing step- by-step solutions to real problems. Presents algorithms as intermediaries between English language descriptions and C programs. Covers classes in C++, including function members, inheritance and object orientation, an example of implementing abstract data types in C++, as well as polymorphism.
The publisher, Prentice-Hall Engineering/Science/Mathematics
This introduction to the fundamentals of data structures explores abstract concepts, considers how those concepts are useful in problem solving, explains how the abstractions can be made concrete by using a programming language, and shows how to use the C language for advanced programming and how to develop the advanced features of C++. It features a wealth of tested and debugged working programs in C and C++.
Customer Reviews & Comments
Frankly, this book is neither here nor there - not a bad book per se, but there are other, much better, choices. First of all, this is not introductory in the strict sense - you should be fairly good at C programming, but need not know data structures and algorithms. But it can be considered as an introduction to data structures and algorithms if you aren't a novice in C programming. It is fairly light on maths and analysis of algorithm performance, which may or may not be a bad thing, depending on your requirements. I read the C version of the book, which was quite OK, but i've read much better books since, and the C++ seems to have been added on for market appeal - i feel one should be wary of books which claim to be in ' C and C++ ' ......... make up your mind !! What i'd suggest is, if you're happy with pseudocode that you can adapt to your needs and don't care for a particular language, go for 'Introduction to algorithms' by Cormen,Leiserson & Rivest. If you want code in C, go for Sedgewick's 'Algorithms in C' - arguably as good Cormen et al's book on concepts, and 'K & R' class code, ie C code that will remind you of Kernighan & Ritchie's classic C textbook. However, if you want C++, then Sedgewick's C++ version or Mark Allen Weiss's book might be a good choice. To be fair, this is a reasonably good book, with the explanations being reasonably clear, but the breadth & depth simply don't compete with the books mentioned above. After all, if you can get great books, why settle for anything less ?
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