recursive algorithms

[Sam Clippinger]

When last we left our heroes, cruller had just said:
> Do you guys have a fave book (or better web based info) on algorithms
> and more specifically recursive algorithms
> 
> I've heard mention of a few books that contain algorithms for almost any
> logical problem you could face.'

"Numerical Recipes in C: The Art of Scientific Computing" by William H. Press,
Saul A. Teukolsky, William T. Vetterling and Brian P. Flannery is pretty good,
though all of its examples are in C (duh), not pseudocode, if that matters.

However, "The Art of Computer Programming" by Donald Knuth is the best, IMHO.
Note that he has completed three of five planned volumes of this book.  Volume
1 is "Fundamental Algorithms", volume 2 is "Sorting and Searching" and volume
3 is "Seminumerical Algorithms".  These books are very well written, read
easily and contain 100% pseudocode.

Obviously the value of these books depend on what exactly you're looking for,
but if you're just looking for a general discussion of recursive algorithms,
I think volume 1 of "The Art of Computer Programming" is probably you best
bet.

                                -sam

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