11 Books like Introduction to Algorithms

A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms

by Jay Wengrow • 2017

The algorithm knowledge that turns working code into fast code, explained without the math degree.

4.39

603

🧱 Data Structures ⏱️ Algorithm Analysis 🧠 Algorithmic Thinking 🔧 Practical Algorithms ⚡ Performance Optimization

A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms Summary

A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms 96%

The algorithm knowledge that turns working code into fast code, explained without the math degree.

by Jay Wengrow 2017

4.39

603 ratings

🧱 Data Structures ⏱️ Algorithm Analysis 🧠 Algorithmic Thinking 🔧 Practical Algorithms ⚡ Performance Optimization

Algorithms

by Panos Louridas • 2020

Twenty steps to find one item in a million, and the hidden logic that runs our world.

4.03

302

📐 Algorithm Design 💻 Computing Primers 🕸️ Graph Theory 🔍 Search Algorithms 📊 Data Sorting

Algorithms 95%

Twenty steps to find one item in a million, and the hidden logic that runs our world.

by Panos Louridas 2020

4.03

302 ratings

📐 Algorithm Design 💻 Computing Primers 🕸️ Graph Theory 🔍 Search Algorithms 📊 Data Sorting

Once Upon an Algorithm

by Martin Erwig • 2017

What Hansel and Gretel, Sherlock Holmes, and Groundhog Day can teach you about algorithms.

3.63

265

🧠 Computational Thinking 📐 Algorithm Design 📖 Story-Driven Education 🔓 Accessible Algorithms 🗄️ Data Structures

Once Upon an Algorithm 95%

What Hansel and Gretel, Sherlock Holmes, and Groundhog Day can teach you about algorithms.

by Martin Erwig 2017

3.63

265 ratings

🧠 Computational Thinking 📐 Algorithm Design 📖 Story-Driven Education 🔓 Accessible Algorithms 🗄️ Data Structures

Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future

by John MacCormick • 2012

The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.

3.89

2k+

📘 Algorithms Explained 🧠 Computational Thinking 🌐 Digital Infrastructure 💻 How Computers Work 🕰️ Computer Science History

Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future Summary

Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future 94%

The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.

by John MacCormick 2012

3.89

2k+ ratings

📘 Algorithms Explained 🧠 Computational Thinking 🌐 Digital Infrastructure 💻 How Computers Work 🕰️ Computer Science History

Numsense! Data Science for the Layman

by Annalyn Ng • 2017

Data science without the math: twelve techniques, what they do, and why intuition alone falls short.

4.14

622

🧠 Data Literacy 🤖 Machine Learning Basics 📈 Predictive Analytics 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 📘 Technical Primers

Numsense! Data Science for the Layman Summary

Numsense! Data Science for the Layman 93%

Data science without the math: twelve techniques, what they do, and why intuition alone falls short.

by Annalyn Ng 2017

4.14

622 ratings

🧠 Data Literacy 🤖 Machine Learning Basics 📈 Predictive Analytics 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 📘 Technical Primers

Computational Thinking

by Peter J. Denning • 2019

It is a 4,500-year-old practice that built modern science, yet most confuse it with just coding.

3.63

304

💭 Computational Thinking 🕰️ History Of Computing 🎨 Design Thinking ⚙️ Software Engineering 🧠 Algorithmic Thinking

Computational Thinking 92%

It is a 4,500-year-old practice that built modern science, yet most confuse it with just coding.

by Peter J. Denning 2019

3.63

304 ratings

💭 Computational Thinking 🕰️ History Of Computing 🎨 Design Thinking ⚙️ Software Engineering 🧠 Algorithmic Thinking

Robin Hood Math

by Noah Giansiracusa • 2025

Algorithms price your insurance, rank your resume, curate your reality. The math that fights back.

3.91

185

🧮 Algorithmic Literacy 🛡️ Digital Self-Defense 📐 Applied Mathematics 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 📉 Everyday Statistics

Robin Hood Math 91%

Algorithms price your insurance, rank your resume, curate your reality. The math that fights back.

by Noah Giansiracusa 2025

3.91

185 ratings

🧮 Algorithmic Literacy 🛡️ Digital Self-Defense 📐 Applied Mathematics 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 📉 Everyday Statistics

Automate This

by Christopher Steiner • 2012

Algorithms took Wall Street. Now they compose music, allocate kidneys, and profile personalities.

3.82

4k+

📈 Algorithmic Trading 🤖 Automation And Society 💻 Computational Thinking 🏛️ Wall Street History 🔮 Future Of Work

Automate This 91%

Algorithms took Wall Street. Now they compose music, allocate kidneys, and profile personalities.

by Christopher Steiner 2012

3.82

4k+ ratings

📈 Algorithmic Trading 🤖 Automation And Society 💻 Computational Thinking 🏛️ Wall Street History 🔮 Future Of Work

Thinking Better

by Marcus du Sautoy • 2021

Mathematical shortcuts that save time, solve problems, and show you what everyone else overlooks.

3.59

618

🧮 Mathematical Thinking 🧠 Mental Shortcuts 🔍 Pattern Recognition ⚙️ Optimization 👁️ Visual Thinking

Thinking Better 91%

Mathematical shortcuts that save time, solve problems, and show you what everyone else overlooks.

by Marcus du Sautoy 2021

3.59

618 ratings

🧮 Mathematical Thinking 🧠 Mental Shortcuts 🔍 Pattern Recognition ⚙️ Optimization 👁️ Visual Thinking

Algorithms to Live By

by Brian Christian • 2016

When to settle, when to quit, when to trust chance: computer science already found the answers.

4.12

35k+

🧠 Algorithmic Thinking 🔬 Decision Science 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 🧩 Heuristics 💭 Overthinking

Algorithms to Live By 91%

When to settle, when to quit, when to trust chance: computer science already found the answers.

by Brian Christian 2016

4.12

35k+ ratings

🧠 Algorithmic Thinking 🔬 Decision Science 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 🧩 Heuristics 💭 Overthinking

The Ethical Algorithm

by Michael Kearns • 2019

Algorithms don't do ethics by default. Making them fair takes math, and the math demands trade-offs.

4.10

671

⚖️ Algorithmic Bias 🔒 Data Privacy 🤖 Ai Ethics 🎲 Game Theory 🔬 Reproducibility Crisis

The Ethical Algorithm 91%

Algorithms don't do ethics by default. Making them fair takes math, and the math demands trade-offs.

by Michael Kearns 2019

4.10

671 ratings

⚖️ Algorithmic Bias 🔒 Data Privacy 🤖 Ai Ethics 🎲 Game Theory 🔬 Reproducibility Crisis

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