Title: Covers a lot, but bigger aint always better
Product review: Although this book covers a large area its coverage is somewhat incomplete. The first thing you notice is the bad formatting of this book making the examples and explanations hard to follow. Mathematical proofs and algorithms are placed, bit by bit, into a paragraph of text i.e."...When we substitute -x for x in (9.8), we get P(-x)=Pe(x^2)+(-x)Po(x^2). To evaluate (9.7), we need to compute P(x-i) and P(-xi), for 0<i<n/2. To do that..." --Udi Manber, Intro to AlgorithmsThis combined with the assumption that the reader already understands the subject and the maths behind it makes it an unsuitable introductory text. Its only redeeming feature is its wide range of topics, if this is the only Algorithmics book you are likely to by at this time look elsewhere, if you need a second or third book to clarify some points this may just be the one you are after.
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