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- Textbook:
Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Ed.
by T.H.Cormen, C.E.Leiserson, R.L.Rivest.
(An excellent text, though very large. See below for
pluses and minuses with the book.)
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3rd Ed. on amazon.com:
The "UTSA" (aka Follett's) Bookstore has its pricing policy:
"We will not be oversold: If you can find it at a higher price,
we'll raise our price also." Thus I assume they will be selling
the book at list price, $92. Adding 8.125% sales tax, gives
$99.48. The price on Amazon bounces up and down from day to day
(a deliberate strategy on the part of Amazon), from below $60 to
above $70. (On 24 July 2012, the new price was
$51.12.) Recently it was $57.50,
with free shipping, a good buy.
After 1 July 2012 Amazon has started
charging sales tax in Texas, so the above price from Amazon
goes up $4.67 to $62.17, which is 62% of UTSA's price.
(You would save $37.31.)
The UTSA bookstore's used price (if available) for this book
is $69, plus tax making it $74.61, which is $12.44 more
than Amazon's new price. UTSA also has a rentals for
half price (don't waste your money on a rental).
This text is also available in a paperback edition through Amazon
for $26.80,
but from a different seller:
Paperback. I know nothing about this offer. You should
be sure you're getting the third edition. (Also a paperback this
big may not hold up so well.)
- The Second edition of this book is fairly close
to the third, and you could use it if that's what you have.
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