iThe bible of all fundamental algorithms and the work that taught many of today's software developers most of what they know about computer programming.ip p -iBytei, September 1995p p iI can't begin to tell you how many pleasurable hours of study and recreation they have afforded me I have pored over them in cars, restaurants, at work, at home... and even at a Little League game when my son wasn't in the line-up.ip p -Charles Longp p iIf you think you're a really good programmer... read Knuth'si Art of Computer Programming... iYou should definitely send me a resume if you can read the whole thing.ip p -Bill Gatesp p iIt's always a pleasure when a problem is hard enough that you have to get the Knuths off the shelf. I find that merely opening one has a very useful terrorizing effect on computers.ip p -Jonathan Laventholp p The second volume offers a complete introduction to the field of seminumerical algorithms, with separate chapters on random numbers and arithmetic. The book summari