This book/CD-ROM package is a handy reference for working professionals who use algorithms on a daily basis. Practical Algorithm Design takes the "mystery" out of algorithms which readers encounter in the workplace by identifying and explaining them. A major feature of this book is the inclusion of a complete "catalog" of important algorithmic problems. By browsing this catalog, readers can quickly identify the name of the problem they have encountered, what is known about it, and how they should proceed if they need to solve it. Nothing like this catalog currently exists in computing literature for general computer algorithms.