--- product_id: 188228169 title: "Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1, Fascicle 1, The: MMIX -- A RISC Computer for the New Millennium" price: "AR$137786" currency: ARS in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/188228169-art-of-computer-programming-volume-1-fascicle-1-the-mmix store_origin: AR region: Argentina --- # Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1, Fascicle 1, The: MMIX -- A RISC Computer for the New Millennium **Price:** AR$137786 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1, Fascicle 1, The: MMIX -- A RISC Computer for the New Millennium - **How much does it cost?** AR$137786 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.ar](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/188228169-art-of-computer-programming-volume-1-fascicle-1-the-mmix) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Finally, after a wait of more than thirty-five years, the first part of Volume 4 is at last ready for publication. Check out the boxed set that brings together Volumes 1 - 4A in one elegant case, and offers the purchaser a $50 discount off the price of buying the four volumes individually. The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-4A Boxed Set, 3/e ISBN: 0321751043 Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1, Fascicle 1, The: MMIX -- A RISC Computer for the New Millennium This multivolume work on the analysis of algorithms has long been recognized as the definitive description of classical computer science. The three complete volumes published to date already comprise a unique and invaluable resource in programming theory and practice. Countless readers have spoken about the profound personal influence of Knuth's writings. Scientists have marveled at the beauty and elegance of his analysis, while practicing programmers have successfully applied his "cookbook" solutions to their day-to-day problems. All have admired Knuth for the breadth, clarity, accuracy, and good humor found in his books. To begin the fourth and later volumes of the set, and to update parts of the existing three, Knuth has created a series of small books called fascicles, which will be published t regular intervals. Each fascicle will encompass a section or more of wholly new or evised material. Ultimately, the content of these fascicles will be rolled up into the comprehensive, final versions of each volume, and the enormous undertaking that began in 1962 will be complete. Volume 1, Fascicle 1 This first fascicle updates The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1, Third Edition: Fundamental Algorithms, and ultimately will become part of the fourth edition of that book. Specifically, it provides a programmer's introduction to the long-awaited MMIX, a RISC-based computer that replaces the original MIX, and describes the MMIX assembly language. The fascicle also presents new material on subroutines, coroutines, and interpretive routines. Ebook (PDF version) produced by Mathematical Sciences Publishers (MSP), Review: the books are amazing. Random numbers - Just reading this will make you smarter. You don't need to actually understand it, you just read it and once you get the English bits the greek bits will make some sense. Seriously, though, the books are amazing. Random numbers. How to make them, and how to test them. That is computers lads, the rest is fluff. And this is the way to know that. So buy the books, read them, reread them, and implement a few things from them and you will be able to bluff your way through almost every conversation in computer science. Ideal for a post grad. Review: top - top ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #455,236 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #298 in Algorithms #319 in Programming Algorithms #695 in Introductory & Beginning Programming | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 60 Reviews | ## Images ![Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1, Fascicle 1, The: MMIX -- A RISC Computer for the New Millennium - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71UlhNoKaJL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ the books are amazing. Random numbers *by G***N on 10 August 2014* Just reading this will make you smarter. You don't need to actually understand it, you just read it and once you get the English bits the greek bits will make some sense. Seriously, though, the books are amazing. Random numbers. How to make them, and how to test them. That is computers lads, the rest is fluff. And this is the way to know that. So buy the books, read them, reread them, and implement a few things from them and you will be able to bluff your way through almost every conversation in computer science. Ideal for a post grad. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ top *by C***N on 11 November 2019* top ### ⭐⭐⭐ No está mal para estar escrita por un matemático/informático, pero deja mucho que desear *by L***A on 28 July 2014* Otra muestra de lo que sucede cuando un señor, que no sabe hablar más que de informática o de matemáticas (y al que no le niego sus aportaciones en esos campos) se mete a hablar de diseño de computadores y sale lo que sale, un engendro irreal que solamente puede gustar a los programadores (especialmente a los más mediocres) y que demuestra una ignorancia total en lo que respecta a diseño electrónico. Por favor, mr. Knuth, usted dedíquese a hablar de algoritmos y de matemáticas teóricas y el diseño de computadores nos lo deja a los ingenieros electrónicos (nosotros no nos rebajamos a discutir con los informáticos). ## Frequently Bought Together - Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1, Fascicle 1, The: MMIX -- A RISC Computer for the New Millennium - MMIX Supplement, The: Supplement to The Art of Computer Programming Volumes 1, 2, 3 by Donald E. 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