Some books on algorithms are rigorous but incomplete; others cover masses of material but lack rigor.
Introduction to Algorithms uniquely combines rigor and comprehensiveness. The book covers a broad range
of algorithms in depth, yet makes their design and analysis accessible to all levels of readers. Each
chapter is relatively self-contained and can be used as a unit of study. The algorithms are described
in English and in a pseudocode designed to be readable by anyone who has done a little programming.
The explanations have been kept elementary without sacrificing depth of coverage or mathematical rigor.

The first edition became a widely used text in universities worldwide as well as the standard reference
for professionals. The second edition featured new chapters on the role of algorithms, probabilistic
analysis and randomized algorithms, and linear programming. The third edition has been revised and updated
throughout. It includes two completely new chapters, on van Emde Boas trees and multithreaded algorithms,
and substantial additions to the chapter on recurrences (now called "Divide-and-Conquer"). It features
improved treatment of dynamic programming and greedy algorithms and a new notion of edge-based flow in
the material on flow networks. Many new exercises and problems have been added for this edition.

As of the third edition, this textbook is published exclusively by the MIT Press.

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