Padma Raghavan

In the early 1980's, this classic textbook by Donald Knuth introduced me and many others to the exciting and emerging field of computer science and engineering. Knuth provides a thoroughly engaging view of the core of the discipline, namely algorithms, data structures, and their mathematical analysis and efficient implementation. The exercises in this textbook are unusual in their scope and depth. To solve even a modest fraction of them is an immensely profitable and enjoyable undertaking.