why do all algorithms books suck?
>hurr durr read CLRS
>they do some retarded illegal math as far as treatment of sets and functions go
>kleinberg tardos
>nah but have u read TAOCP!!
and most of them don't even attempt at formalizing or defining what an algorithm even is (credit to Knuth for the only one to do this). is there a book out there that's mathematically rigorous yet has a clear outline of various algorithms and what not? the closest thing i've come across are books on computational complexity, but they diverge a bit and don't focus on algos as much. for the Knuthsuckers, he's okay but he focuses a lot on practicality and is a bit babby