# Algorithms [The Algorithm Design Manual](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/425208.The_Algorithm_Design_Manual) #book - by Steven S. Skiena [Algorithms](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10803540-algorithms) #book - by Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne [The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112247.The_Art_of_Computer_Programming_Volume_1) #book - by Donald Ervin Knuth [The Formula: How Algorithms Solve all our Problems … and Create More](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18160167-the-formula) #book - by Luke Dormehl [Grokking Algorithms An Illustrated Guide For Programmers and Other Curious People](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22847284-grokking-algorithms-an-illustrated-guide-for-programmers-and-other-curio) #book - by Aditya Y. Bhargava [Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38212157-hello-world) #book - by Hannah Fry [Programming Pearls](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52084.Programming_Pearls) #book - by Jon L. Bentley, Patrick Chan [Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38212110-technically-wrong) #book - by Sara Wachter-Boettcher --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://brain.nathanarthur.com/self-study/algorithms.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.