CS2223: Algorithms

Required Textbook / Reading

We will give summary hand-outs on each topic. The material is mostly taken from the book, and you must have access to the book.
Algorithms.
Sanjoy Dasgupta, Christos Papadimitriou and Umesh Vazirani
McGraw Hill.
ISBN: 0-07-352340-8
URL: The Book Web Page
The book is also available herehttp://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~vazirani/algorithms.html

Other Recommended Books / Reading

The following book is also widely used in algorithm courses at different schools.

Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition
Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest and Clifford Stein
McGraw Hill.
ISBN: 0-07-013151-1
URL: Link to Google Books
For WPI students, the entire book is available online at http://library.books24x7.com/

Yet another book that is good, and is used quite widely is:

Algorithm Design
Jon Kleinberg, Eva Tardos
Addison Wesley
ISBN: 0-321-29535-8
URL: Home page for the book at Addison Wesley

Links to Offerings at Other Schools