Reddit reviews Data Structures and Algorithms in Java
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Yeah, that was the book used in my "level 2" algorithms course at university. Definitely a good book, but it's not an easy read. I wouldn't recommend it as your first algorithms book unless you're willing to put in a fair amount of effort comprehending it.
Since it's probably what you're more interested in, the "level 1" course's book was this one (though it was the first edition):
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534492525
I seem to remember the book being decent, but all the examples are going to be in Java, so that may not be exactly what you're looking for. It's also quite an expensive book, friggin textbooks.
Definitely the things I struggled with in college the most, though the bulk of my curriculum wasn't focused on them. I have some resources I've been picking at involving design patterns and data structures. I even have my old Java book based on just that. Thanks for the tips on where I can focus my efforts to better my programming.
Do you have any specific books you'd recommend on any of these topics? A lot of the more popular books on Amazon, for instance, are hit or miss in my experience. My biggest criticism for certain authors would be that they assume far too much in an introduction or skip over key details with new ideas. It ruins the pacing I feel.
I still have my copy of "Java with Data Structures" from college, though mine was an uglier first edition. I had the author as my professor to boot.