Algorithms in C++ Part 5: Graph Algorithms 3rd Edition

The absolute best Algorithm book.I've completed Robert Sedgewick's course on Coursera, which was based on Java, and now that I've switched to C++ I decided to try the same author and, for the most part, same course, but in C++, which should also help me improve my C++ skills. I'd say - it was a good decision.

The book is an excellent resource to learn graph algorithms and see them actually implemented in code. Everyday my skills as a programmer are increasing thanks to this book.

Nearly new book, very good. Most important is the price!!! very fair price for a great used book. I love it.

I am not going to give you an amazing review here. All I can do is help "up" the score of this book, because it has been lowered by other reviews which are not even reviews of previous editions of this book (there are none!). Actually, several (if not most), are of this nature. Others are even worse, for they are reviews of previous editions of Parts I-IV, for the version in C! The new 3rd edition for the first volume is much better, and the book featured in this page: Volume II of Sedgewick's Algorithms in C++, is really good too.Just a few things I want to say:-The book is not hard to read (I am an Ecuadorian, living in Ecuador, first language is Spanish, and even then, I can understand the author very well).-The explanations are amazing. Not only that, but Sedgewick really gives you loads of insight on all the topics covered.-Even with little mathematical content, one can understand rather well the complexity of all algorithms (and data structure implementations) in this book.-Perfect as a Reference. Sections are small, and one can jump in at any time.-Plenty of (incredible) exercises-Implementations are actually very good, very readable. Sure, the Author may not have the best of programming practices, but any reader programming in C++ should read Effective C++ anyways. If you dislike the fact that variables are often not given the best of names, rest assured that the author, more often than not, explains their nature.

I don't intend to read this book from front to back (well maybe one day if I get really bored) but I think this book does a very good job explaining the algorithm without getting obsessed with overly formal mathematical games. In my opinion the graphs are the most important part of the series, since these are the algorithms and data structures that usually AREN'T included in a programming language's libraries; STL for example. You will find many of these topics in a mathematics and statistics program (how I first encountered them) so the book does get mathematical, but out of necessity.4 out of 5 stars for sometimes being unclear.

Just wanted to let everyone know that the reviews here (till 6th March2002 at any rate) are not of the book 'Algorithms in C++ part 5graph algorithms' by Robert Sedgewick, but of the earlier edition ofhis book on algorithms.To get an idea of the book it's supposed to be about, please refer tothe review(s) on 'Algorithms in C part 5 graph algorithms', which iexpect to identical but for the code.It'd be surprising indeed if the book isn't substantially better thanthe reviews for the earlier book indicate ..........The first volume, ie parts 1-4 are excellent - please refer to thereviews on that, they're for the current edition :-)

i feel writer is confused and writes very jumbled together spaghetti code.to tough to uderstandhorrible reference book

The book had slight creases on the front and back covers, slight bends on the pages and some wear on the spine. But all in all it’s great for an”acceptable” quality book.