编程珠玑

Part I: PRELIMINARIES Column 1: Cracking the Oyster Column 2: Aha! Algorithms Column 3: Data Structures Programs Column 4: Writing Correct Programs Column 5: A Small Matter of ProgrammingPart II: PERFORMANCE ColUmn 6: Perspective On Performance Column 7: The Back of the EnvelopeColumn 8: Algorithm Design Techniques Column 9: Code Tuning Column 10: Squeezing SpacePart III: THE PRODUCT Column 11: Sorting Column 12: A Sample Problem

Part I: PRELIMINARIES Column 1: Cracking the Oyster Column 2: Aha! Algorithms Column 3: Data Structures Programs Column 4: Writing Correct Programs Column 5: A Small Matter of ProgrammingPart II: PERFORMANCE ColUmn 6: Perspective On Performance Column 7: The Back of the EnvelopeColumn 8: Algorithm Design Techniques Column 9: Code Tuning Column 10: Squeezing SpacePart III: THE PRODUCT Column 11: Sorting Column 12: A Sample Problem Column 13: Searching Column 14: Heaps Column 15: Strings of PearlsEpilog to the First EditionEpilog to the Second EditionAppendix 1: A Catalog of AlgorithmsAppendix 2: An Estimation QuizAppendix 3: Cost Models for Time and SpaceAppendix 4: Rules for Code TuningAppendix 5: C++ Classes for SearchingHints for Selected ProblemsSolutions to Selected ProblemsIndex

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