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Summary: Easy to understand and great examples!
Review: I found this edition of the book to be very easy to understand, especially for a novice. All of the algorithms were very helpful. The wide variety of computer examples (Matlab, Mathematica, C, etc.) that are used make the book a great tool for students.
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Summary: Easy to understand and great examples!
Review: I found this edition of the book to be very easy to understand, especially for a novice. All of the algorithms were very helpful. The wide variety of computer examples (Matlab, Mathematica, C, etc.) that are used make the book a great tool for students.
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Summary: Why only hardcover edition?
Review: I have been using this book since the first edition in 1970. I have just bought the last edition, from Amazon, and found three errors in the first chapter. It should be corrected. In figure 1.2 (pag 4), the end of l1 is not right.In the same page the third formula is not right, as it should show sqr(sin) instead of sin. In page 41, the first digit (d1) would always be 1, so IEEE 754 changed a little what is presented.
Even so I want to repit that this is very good book and I recommend it firmly.
Raymundo de Oliveira
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Summary: Why only hardcover edition?
Review: I like this book and have been reading it since 1985. I would be very pleased,if I am able to buy the student series edition, which is much cheaper than hardcover and practical. Why don't you supply also this edition?
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Summary: Wide range of topics covered in detail, but lots of mistakes
Review: I was quite amazed by the wide range of topics and applications covered by this book. And yet, each topic is covered in detail, with many algorithms presented to achieve a certain goal. The various algorithms are always summarised and compared, so that it is a simple matter to know which algorithm to choose depending on the circumstances of the problem at hand. I liked the very detailed examples which tend to run over a good number of iterations so that one can easily test one's understanding of the operation of the algorithm.However, the disappointment lay in the number of mistakes that are made. Most of them are very subtle, and are only discovered if you go through the text carefully, or try to implement an algorithm based on the example pseudocode. In most cases it is the pseudocode that has gone wrong. If you are only a beginner programmer, then it will be difficult to sift through the poorly written pseudocode. On the other hand, a seasoned programmer will have no problems. In summary - a top class book marred by some mistakes. If you know how to program, then this book is for you. Beginner programmers will be slowed somewhat by the poor pseudocode.
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