This newest edition examines fundamental data structures by following a consistent object-oriented framework that builds intuition and analysis skills of data structures and algorithms Presents new figures, simpler language, and more practical motivations from real-world scenarios Numerous illustrations, Web-based animations, and simplified mathematical analyses help readers quickly learn important concepts

Author Biography

Professors Goodrich and Tamassia are well-recognized researchers in data structures and algorithms. Michael Goodrich received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University. He is currently a professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine. Roberto Tamassia received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently a professor in the Department Science at Brown University. Both professors are winners of numerous teaching awards for their teaching of data structures and algorithms.