Computational Complexity

Christos Papadimitriou

ISBN 10: 0201530821 / ISBN 13: 9780201530827

Published by Pearson November 1993, 1993

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Previous owner's name on first page, no writing or marks in text, tight and square, but dust jacket has taken some hits.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computational Complexity
• Publisher: Pearson November 1993
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201530821
• ISBN 13: 9780201530827
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Used Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Computer

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Synopsis

This text offers a comprehensive and accessible treatment of the theory of algorithms and complexity - the elegant body of concepts and methods developed by computer scientists over the past 30 years for studying the performance and limitations of computer algorithms. Among topics covered are: reductions and NP-completeness, cryptography and protocols, randomized algorithms, and approximability of optimization problems, circuit complexity, the "structural" aspects of the P=NP question, parallel computation, the polynomial hierarchy, and many others. Several sophisticated and recent results are presented in a rather simple way, while many more are developed in the form of extensive notes, problems, and hints. The book is surprisingly self-contained, in that it develops all necessary mathematical prerequisites from such diverse fields as computability, logic, number theory, combinatorics and probability.

From the Back Cover

This new text offers a comprehensive and accessible treatment of the theory of algorithms and complexity - the elegant body of concepts and methods developed by computer scientists over the past 30 years for studying the performance and limitations of computer algorithms. Among topics covered are: reductions and NP-completeness, cryptography and protocols, randomized algorithms, and approximability of optimization problems, circuit complexity, the "structural" aspects of the P=NP question, parallel computation, the polynomial hierarchy, and many others.

Several sophisticated and recent results are presented in a rather simple way, while many more are developed in the form of extensive notes, problems, and hints. The book is surprisingly self-contained, in that it develops all necessary mathematical prerequisites from such diverse field as computability, logic, number theory, combinatorics, and probability.

Features

• First unified introduction to computational complexity.
• Integrates computation, applications, and logic throughout.
• Provides an accessible introduction to logic, including Boolean logic, first-order logic, and second-order logic.
• Includes extensive exercises including historical notes, references, and challeging problems.

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