Thinking Recursively

By Eric S. Roberts

Book Overview

The process of solving large problems by breaking them down intosmaller, more simple problems that have identical forms. ThinkingRecursively: A small text to solve large problems. Concentrating onthe practical value of recursion. this text, the first of its kind, is essential to computer science students' education. In thistext, students will learn the concept and programming applicationsof recursive thinking. This will ultimately prepare students foradvanced topics in computer science such as compiler construction, formal language theory, and the mathematical foundations ofcomputer science. Key Features: * Concentration on the practical value of recursion. * Eleven chapters emphasizing recursion as a unifiedconcept. * Extensive discussion of the mathematical concepts which helpthe students to develop an appropriate conceptual model. * Large number of imaginative examples with solutions. * Large sets of exercises.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471816523
• ISBN13: 9780471816522
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A book for learning how to think

I bought this book as a recommendation of Aho's Foundation of Computer Science in order to develop intelligent recursive algorithms. However, this book is not a programming book (althought it helps programmers a lot) but a very interesting mathematical book showing a whole new way to think with the aid of some classical examples.