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Computers and Typesetting

Donald Knuth

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1986

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The Art of Computer Programming: Sorting and Searching

Donald Knuth; Donald Ervin Knuth

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The first revision of this third volume is the most comprehensive survey of computer techniques for sorting and searching. It extends the treatment of data structures in Volume 1 to consider both large and small databases and internal and external memories. The book contains a selection of carefully checked computer methods, with a quantitative analysis of their efficiency. Outstanding features of the second edition include a revised section on optimum sorting and a new discussion of the theory of permutations and of universal hashing.

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Digital Typography

Donald Knuth; Donald Ervin Knuth

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Donald Knuth's influence in computer science ranges from the invention of literate programming to the development of the TeX programming language. In this second collection of his papers, Knuth explores the relationship between computers and typography. The papers cover topics ranging from mathematical typography, TeX, and MetaFont to virtual fonts. This volume will appeal to computer scientists and typographers alike.

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The Art of Computer Programming: Fundamental Algorithms

Donald Knuth; Donald E. Knuth

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The bible of programming theory and practice is being updated for the first time in more than 20 years. The book is concerned with information structures--the representation of information within a computer, the structural interrelations between data elements and how to work with them efficiently, and applications to simulation, numerical methods and software design.

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The Art of Computer Programming: Seminumerical Algorithms

Donald Knuth; Donald Ervin Knuth

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The second book in a three volume set, this book provides a complete introduction to this topic. It presents a readable and coherent summary of the major paradigms and basic theory of semi numerical algorithms, providing a comprehensive interface between computer programming and numerical analysis.

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Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science

Donald Knuth; Ronald L. Graham; Oren Patashnik

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