Christos H. Papadimitriou、Kenneth Steiglitz / Dover Publications / 1998-1 / USD 21.95 -
Clearly written graduate-level text considers the Soviet ellipsoid algorithm for linear programming; efficient algorithms for network flow, matching, spanning trees, and matroids; the theory of NP-complete problems; approximation algorithms, local search heuristics for NP-complete problems, more. "Mathematicians wishing a self-contained introduction need look no further." -- "American Mathematical Monthly." 1982 edition..