Introduction to Algorithms

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Introduction to Algorithms

Cover of the fourth edition
Author	Thomas H. Cormen Charles E. Leiserson Ronald L. Rivest Clifford Stein
Language	English
Subject	Computer algorithms
Publisher	MIT Press
Publication date	1990 (first edition)
Publication place	United States
Pages	1312
ISBN	978-0-262-04630-5

Introduction to Algorithms is a book on computer programming by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, and Clifford Stein. The book is described by its publisher as "the leading algorithms text in universities worldwide as well as the standard reference for professionals". It is commonly cited as a reference for algorithms in published papers, with over 10,000 citations documented on CiteSeerX, and over 70,000 citations on Google Scholar as of 2024. The book sold half a million copies during its first 20 years, and surpassed a million copies sold in 2022. Its fame has led to the common use of the abbreviation "CLRS" (Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, Stein), or, in the first edition, "CLR" (Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest).

In the preface, the authors write about how the book was written to be comprehensive and useful in both teaching and professional environments. Each chapter focuses on an algorithm, and discusses its design techniques and areas of application. Instead of using a specific programming language, the algorithms are written in pseudocode. The descriptions focus on the aspects of the algorithm itself, its mathematical properties, and emphasize efficiency.

Cormen, Thomas H.; Leiserson, Charles E.; Rivest, Ronald L.; Stein, Clifford (2001) [1990]. Introduction to Algorithms (2nd ed.). MIT Press and McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-262-03293-7. 12 printings up to 2009, errata:

Akl, Selim G. (1991). "Review of 1st edition". Mathematical Reviews. MR 1066870.

El-Sharoud, Walid (September 2019). "Review of 3rd edition". Science Progress. 102 (3): 278–279. doi:10.1177/0036850419873799b. PMC 10424523.

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