The Art of Computer Programming: Combinatorial Algorithms, Volume 4B (Addison Wesley)
Wednesday, 19 October 2022

This is the latest volume in Knuth's multivolume analysis of algorithms. Volume 4B, the sequel to Volume 4A, extends Knuth's exploration of combinatorial algorithms. The book begins with coverage of Backtrack Programming, together with a set of data structures whose links perform "delightful dances" and are ideally suited to this domain. New techniques for important applications such as optimum partitioning and layout are thereby developed.

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In the second half of the book, Knuth addresses Satisfiability, one of the most fundamental problems in all of computer science. The Mathematical Preliminaries Redux section of the book presents basic techniques of probability theory that have become prominent since the original "preliminaries" were discussed in Volume 1.

As in every volume of this remarkable series, the book includes hundreds of exercises that employ Knuth's ingenious rating system, making it easy for readers of varying degrees of mathematical training to find challenges suitable to them. Detailed answers are provided to facilitate self-study.

Author: Donald E. Knuth
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Date: October 2022
Pages: 736
ISBN: 978-0201038064
Print: 0201038064
Kindle: B0BHZL3XKP
Audience: General
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Category: Methodology

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