The art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-4B, Boxed Set (5冊)

Now Includes the Long-Anticipated Volume 4B!

Countless readers have spoken about the profound personal influence of Knuth's work. Scientists have marveled at the beauty and elegance of his analysis, while ordinary programmers have successfully applied his cookbook solutions to their day-to-day problems. All have admired Knuth for the breadth, clarity, accuracy, and good humor found in his books.

Primarily written as a reference, some people have nevertheless found it possible and interesting to read each volume from beginning to end. A programmer in China even compared the experience to reading a poem. Whatever your background, if you need to do any serious computer programming, you will find your own good reason to make each volume in this series a readily accessible part of your scholarly or professional library.

These five books comprise what easily could be the most important set of information on any serious programmer's bookshelf.

This set now includes Volume 4B, the sequel to Volume 4A, which extends Knuth's exploration of combinatorial algorithms. These algorithms are of keen interest to software designers because . . . a single good idea can save years or even centuries of computer time.

Donald Knuth may very well be a great master of the analysis of algorithms, but more than that, he is an incredible and tireless storyteller who always strikes the perfect balance between theory, practice, and fun. [The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4B, Combinatorial Algorithms, Part 2, ] dives deep into the fascinating exploration of search spaces (which is quite like looking for a needle in a haystack or, even harder, to prove the absence of a needle in a haystack), where actions performed while moving forward must be meticulously undone when backtracking. It introduces us to the beauty of dancing links for removing and restoring the cells of a matrix in a dance which is both simple to implement and very efficient. And it studies the iconic and versatile satisfiability problem and carefully analyses various ingredients of SAT solvers. --Christine Solnon, Department of Computer Science, INSA Lyon

This box set includes the following volumes:
The Art of Computer Programming: Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd Edition
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 2: Seminumerical Algorithms, 3rd Edition
The Art of Computer Programming: Volume 3: Sorting and Searching, 2nd Edition
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4A: Combinatorial Algorithms, Part 1
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4B: Combinatorial Algorithms, Part 2

現在包含了期待已久的第4B卷！

無數讀者談到了Knuth的作品對他們個人的深遠影響。科學家對他的分析的美感和優雅感到驚嘆，而普通的程式設計師則成功地將他的解決方案應用於日常問題中。所有人都欣賞Knuth在他的書中所展現的廣度、清晰度、準確性和幽默感。

儘管主要是作為參考書寫的，但有些人仍然發現從頭到尾閱讀每一卷是可能且有趣的。甚至有一位中國的程式設計師將這種體驗比作閱讀詩歌。無論你的背景如何，如果你需要進行任何嚴肅的電腦編程，你會找到自己有充分理由將這個系列中的每一卷都成為你學術或專業圖書館中容易取得的一部分。

這五本書可能是任何一位嚴肅程式設計師書架上最重要的一套資訊。

這套書現在包括第4B卷，是第4A卷的續集，延續了Knuth對組合算法的探索。這些算法對軟體設計師非常有興趣，因為一個好的想法可以節省數年甚至數世紀的計算機時間。

Donald Knuth可能是算法分析的一位偉大大師，但更重要的是，他是一位令人難以置信且不知疲倦的故事講述者，總是在理論、實踐和樂趣之間保持完美的平衡。《計算機程序設計藝術，第4B卷，組合算法，第2部分》深入探索了搜尋空間的迷人之處（有點像在一堆乾草中尋找一根針，甚至更難，證明一堆乾草中沒有針的存在），在前進時執行的動作必須在回溯時被細心地撤銷。它向我們介紹了舞蹈連結的美感，用於在舞蹈中移除和恢復矩陣的單元格，這既容易實現又非常高效。它還研究了具有標誌性和多功能性的可滿足性問題，並仔細分析了SAT求解器的各種組成部分。- Christine Solnon，INSA Lyon計算機科學系

這套盒裝書包括以下卷：
《計算機程序設計藝術：第1卷：基礎算法，第3版》
《計算機程序設計藝術，第2卷：半數算法，第3版》
《計算機程序設計藝術：第3卷：排序和搜索，第2版》
《計算機程序設計藝術，第4A卷：組合算法，第1部分》
《計算機程序設計藝術，第4B卷：組合算法，第2部分》

Donald E. Knuth is known throughout the world for his pioneering work on algorithms and programming techniques, for his invention of the TEX and METAFONT systems for computer typesetting, and for his prolific and influential writing (26 books, 161 papers). Professor Emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming at Stanford University, he currently devotes full time to the completion of his seminal multivolume series on classical computer science, begun in 1962 when he was a graduate student at California Institute of Technology. Professor Knuth is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the ACM Turing Award, the Medal of Science presented by President Carter, the AMS Steele Prize for expository writing, and, in November, 1996, the prestigious Kyoto Prize for advanced technology. He lives on the Stanford campus with his wife, Jill.

Donald E. Knuth以他在算法和編程技術方面的開創性工作而聞名於世，他發明了用於計算機排版的TEX和METAFONT系統，並以其豐富而有影響力的著作（26本書，161篇論文）而聞名。他是斯坦福大學計算機編程藝術的名譽教授，目前全職致力於完成他在經典計算機科學領域的重要多卷系列著作，該系列始於1962年，當時他是加州理工學院的研究生。Knuth教授獲得了許多獎項和榮譽，包括ACM圖靈獎、由卡特總統頒發的科學獎章、AMS Steele獎（用於解說性寫作）以及1996年11月的著名京都獎（用於先進技術）。他與妻子Jill居住在斯坦福大學校園內。