References

References

• Introduction to Algorithms: A Creative Approach by Udi Manber

• DPV Algorithms (UC Berkeley Lecture Notes) by U. Vazirani, C. Papadimitriou, S. Dasgupta

• MIT 6.006 Introduction to Algorithms by Erik Demaine, Srinivas Devadas

• MIT 6.046 Design and Analysis of Algorithms by Erik Demaine, Srinivas Devadas

• Harvard CS50 by David Malan

• UMD CS251/451 by David Mount

• Nine Chapter Algorithms I & II

• Visualgo.net (visualizing data structures and algorithms)

Note: While I agree CLRS is the ultimate cookbook for algorithms, it is too mathematically formal for newbies. The language used by 6.006 and Manber is a lot more beginner friendly.

Reading List

• Effective Java by Joshua Bloch

• Programming Pearls by Jon Bentley

• The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Brooks

• The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas

• Invisible Time by Weipeng Liu