Computers and intractability : a guide to the theory of NP-completeness /

"Shows how to recognize NP-complete problems and offers proactical suggestions for dealing with them effectively. The book covers the basic theory of NP-completeness, provides an overview of alternative directions for further research, and contains and extensive list of NP-complete and NP-hard...

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Main Authors: Garey, Michael R (Author), Johnson, David S., 1945- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : W.H. Freeman, [1979]
Series:Series of books in the mathematical sciences.
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Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:"Shows how to recognize NP-complete problems and offers proactical suggestions for dealing with them effectively. The book covers the basic theory of NP-completeness, provides an overview of alternative directions for further research, and contains and extensive list of NP-complete and NP-hard problems, with more than 300 main entries and several times as many results in total. [This book] is suitable as a supplement to courses in algorithm design, computational complexity, operations research, or combinatorial mathematics, and as a text for seminars on approximation algorithms or computational complexity. It provides not only a valuable source of information for students but also an essential reference work for professionals in computer science"--Back cover.
Item Description:Includes indexes.
Physical Description:x, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-325).
ISBN:0716710447
9780716710448
0716710455
9780716710455