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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Harold Abelson info, Gerald Jay Sussman info

First published 1985

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About this book

Programming as building abstractions. MIT's legendary first course.

The authors

Harold Abelson

born 1947 · computer scientist

  • Worked at MIT
Profession
Computer scientist, AI researcher, Mathematician
Worked at
MIT
Studied at
Princeton, MIT
Studied under
Dennis Sullivan
Prizes
IEEE Fellow

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Gerald Jay Sussman

born 1947 · American computer scientist

  • Professor at MIT
Profession
Computer scientist, AI researcher, Mathematician, Professor
Worked at
MIT
Studied at
MIT
Studied under
Seymour Papert
Prizes
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2004), IJCAI Computers and Thought Award (1981), AAAI Fellow (1990), ACM Fellow (1994), IEEE Fellow

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Reading order

Then read: Introduction to Algorithms (Cormen)

In print

Yes · MIT Press, 2nd edition

Which edition

Get the 2nd edition (1996). It is also free to read on MIT Press's website.

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Editions

16 editions · 2 hardcover, 3 paperback · 4 languages

First published 1985

Earliest edition listed: 1985 · MIT Press

  • 1985 · MIT Press · ISBN 9780262010771
  • 1985 · MIT Press · ISBN 9780262510363
  • 1985 · MIT Press · ISBN 9780262010771
  • 1989 · Inter Éditions · French
  • 1994 · MIT Press · Hardcover · ISBN 9780262510455
  • 1996 · Springer · Paperback · 2., unveränd. Aufl. edition · German · ISBN 9783540569343
  • 1996 · MIT Press Ltd · Second Edition · ISBN 9780262011532
  • 1996 · MIT Press · Second Edition · ISBN 9780262011532
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  • 1996 · MIT Press · ISBN 9780262011532
  • 1998 · Springer Verlag · Paperback · 3., ÜBERARB. AUFL. 1998 edition · German · ISBN 9783540638988
  • 2001 · Springer · Paperback · 4., durchges. Aufl. edition · German · ISBN 9783540423423
  • 2002 · Wydawnictwa Naukowo-Techniczne · Hardcover · ISBN 9788320427127
  • 2004 · Ji xie gong ye chu ban she · Ju yuan shu di 2 ban yi chu · Chinese · ISBN 9787111135104
  • 2005 · Orient Black Swan · ISBN 9788173715273
  • 2019 · 机械工业出版社 · Chinese · ISBN 9787111630548
  • 2022 · MIT Press · ISBN 9780262543231

The list may be incomplete, especially for older and non-English editions.

Subjects

Computer science