The Algorithm Design Manual describes BFS and DFS quite well. The code for dfs in the book has a problem when deciding whether or not to avoid double processing edges. I found the Errata and applied the errata to the code, but still I think the refined code has a problem of checking double processing edges. I paste the refined code as follows: There is a newer edition of this item: The Algorithm Design Manual (Texts in Computer Science) ₹3,999.00 (12) In stock. Read more ISBN-10 1849967202 ISBN-13 978-1849967204 Edition 2nd ed. 2008 Publisher Springer Publication date 13 October 2010 Language English Dimensions 17.81 x 4.29 x 23.5 cm Print length 730 pages See all details optimization problems. The title The Design of Approximation Algorithms was carefully cho-sen. The book is structured around these design techniques. The introduction applies several of them to a single problem, the set cover problem. The book then splits into two parts. In the The Algorithm Design Manual, The book does have some bugs, if something doesn't look right, check the website errata. conradev on Aug 23, 2011 I read a different book to learn algorithms, 'Algorithm Design' by Kleinberg and Tardos, and I think its a fantastic book, with lots of sample material that actually makes you think. I actually A good introductory textbook on algorithms is: Introduction to Algorithms (2nd Edition). Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, and Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein. The MIT Press / McGraw-Hill, 2001. An excellent overview of practical algorithms and their design is: The Algorithm Design Manual. Steven S. Skiena. Springer-Verlag, 1998. (Errata) The first edition I was satisfied with the warm welcome of the first edition of the Algorithm Design Guide since its publication. He eventually went through ten seals and caused numerous errata that remain available here. The first edition came with a CD-ROM, with algorithm repository mirrors and my audio/video lecture notes. About Us. Algorithmic Design for Architecture (ADA) is a research group that fuses computation with architecture, urban planning and engineering. Our research not only focuses on ways to aid architects to make virtual models of their buildings but it also helps architects find creative and more complex shapes. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Algorithm Design Manual at Amazon.com. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. So I printed out the errata for the second edition and was going through the book correcting it in pencil. There are a *lot* of errors. On top of that, the formulas are in Latex, so one has Lagout.org