The Art of Computer Programming, Box Set - Donald Knuth

Now Includes the Long-Anticipated Volume 4B!

Countless readers have spoken about the profound personal influence of Knuth's work. Scientists have marveled at the beauty and elegance of his analysis, while ordinary programmers have successfully applied his "cookbook" solutions to their day-to-day problems. All have admired Knuth for the breadth, clarity, accuracy, and good humor found in his books.

Primarily written as a reference, some people have nevertheless found it possible and interesting to read each volume from beginning to end. A programmer in China even compared the experience to reading a poem. Whatever your background, if you need to do any serious computer programming, you will find your own good reason to make each volume in this series a readily accessible part of your scholarly or professional library.

These five books comprise what easily could be the most important set of information on any serious programmer's bookshelf.

This set now includes Volume 4B, the sequel to Volume 4A, which extends Knuth's exploration of combinatorial algorithms. These algorithms are of keen interest to software designers because "...a single good idea can save years or even centuries of computer time."

This box set includes the following volumes:
The Art of Computer Programming: Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd Edition
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 2: Seminumerical Algorithms, 3rd Edition
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