false 165121 0 0 284369 0716710455 9780716710455 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223676200m/284369.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284369.Computers_and_Intractability_A_Guide_to_the_Theory_of_NP_Completeness 4.38 8 The focus of this book is to teach the reader how to identify, deal with, and understand the essence of NP-complete problems; Computers and Intractability does all of those things effectively. In a readable yet mathematically rigorous manner, the book covers topics such as how to prove that a given problem is NP-complete and how to cope with NP-complete problems. (There is even a chapter on advanced topics, with numerous references.) Computers and Intractability also contains a list of more than 300 problems--most of which are known to be NP-complete--with comments and references.

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