"Algorithm Design" is a great book. A similar quality book that focuses more on introductory material is "Introduction to Algorithms" http://www.amazon.com/In

"Algorithm Design" is a great book. A similar quality book that focuses more on introductory material is "Introduction to Algorithms" http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-Thomas-H-Cormen/dp/0262032937/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204613127&sr=8-2 http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-Thomas-H-Corme...