As the speed and power of computers increases, so does the need for effective programming and algorithm analysis. By approaching these skills in tandem, Mark Allen Weiss teaches readers to develop well-constructed, maximally efficient programs in Java. A full language update to Java 5.0 throughout the text--particularly its use of generics-adds immeasurable value to this advanced study of data structures and algorithms. This Second Edition features integrated coverage of the Java Collections Library as well as a complete revision of lists, stacks, queues, and trees. Weiss clearly explains topics from binary heaps to sorting to NP-completeness, and dedicates a full chapter to amortized analysis and advanced data structures and their implementation. Figures and examples illustrating successive stages of algorithms contribute to Weiss' careful, rigorous and in-depth analysis of each type of algorithm. A logical organization of topics and full access to source code compliment the text's coverage.

Mark Allen Weiss，1987年在普林斯顿大学获得计算机科学博士学位，师从Robert Sedgewick (师从Knuth)，现任美国佛罗里达国际大学计算与信息科学学院教授。他曾经担任全美AP(Advanced Placement)考试计算机学科委员会的主席(2000-2004)。他的主要研究方向是数据结构、算法和教育学。