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Art of Computer Programming, The: Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd Edition
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Art of Computer Programming, The: Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd Edition

by Donald E. Knuth
July 1997
Beginner
672 pages
23h 46m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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  1. Begin reading this procedure, unless you have already begun to read it. Continue to follow the steps faithfully. (The general form of this procedure and its accompanying flow chart will be used throughout this book.)

  2. Read the Notes on the Exercises, on pages xv–xvii.

  3. Set N equal to 1.

  4. Begin reading Chapter N. Do not read the quotations that appear at the beginning of the chapter.

  5. Is the subject of the chapter interesting to you? If so, go to step 7; if not, go to step 6.

  6. Is N ≤ 2? If not, go to step 16; if so, scan through the chapter anyway. (Chapters 1 and ...

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