{"product_id":"art-of-computer-programming-volume-donald-e-knuth-9780201896848","title":"The Art of Computer Programming: Seminumerical Algorithms, Volume 2","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe bible of all fundamental algorithms and the work that taught many of today's software developers most of what they know about computer programming.\u003c\/i\u003e  -\u003ci\u003eByte\u003c\/i\u003e, September 1995  \u003ci\u003eI can't begin to tell you how many pleasurable hours of study and recreation they have afforded me! I have pored over them in cars, restaurants, at work, at home... and even at a Little League game when my son wasn't in the line-up.\u003c\/i\u003e  -Charles Long  \u003ci\u003eIf you think you're a really good programmer... read [Knuth's]\u003c\/i\u003e Art of Computer Programming... \u003ci\u003eYou should definitely send me a resume if you can read the whole thing.\u003c\/i\u003e  -Bill Gates  \u003ci\u003eIt's always a pleasure when a problem is hard enough that you have to get the Knuths off the shelf. I find that merely opening one has a very useful terrorizing effect on computers.\u003c\/i\u003e  -Jonathan Laventhol  The second volume offers a complete introduction to the field of seminumerical algorithms, with separate chapters on random numbers and arithmetic. The book summarizes the major paradigms and basic theory of such algorithms, thereby providing a comprehensive interface between computer programming and numerical analysis. Particularly noteworthy in this third edition is Knuth's new treatment of random number generators, and his discussion of calculations with formal power series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Knuth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0201896842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780201896848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Addison-Wesley Professional\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.60w x 1.64d","brand":"Donald Knuth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913411395839,"sku":"9780201896848","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7efebdcc-2c95-4a96-987b-687218703b6a.jpg?v=1680620271","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/art-of-computer-programming-volume-donald-e-knuth-9780201896848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}