A Programmer’s Introduction to Mathematics

Re:A Programmer’s Introduction to Mathematics by sateesh on Monday August 16, 2021 @11:35AM (#28199292)

Very true. After spending lot of time looking for best books to learn algorithms and data structures, and buying more than 10 books I realised what I lacked was not the resources but rigor and discipline to pursue one of the tons of best resources. I am not telling that there aren't bad books, but most likely the limiting factor to acquire the skills isn't lack of resources, but the rigor to sit and plod through one ( or couple) of the best resources that you have zeroed on.

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Re:A Programmer’s Introduction to Mathematics by hutzlibu on Monday August 16, 2021 @03:15PM (#28201718)

" I am not telling that there aren't bad books, but most likely the limiting factor to acquire the skills isn't lack of resources, but the rigor to sit and plod through one ( or couple) of the best resources that you have zero"

Ah, but there are books, just making you want to go tp sleep by just looking at them and some are able to spark passion (in me).

My point being, it is definitely about motivation and discipline, but a good didactic book, helps with that.

And since we are all different (types of lerners), there definitely isn't one book to rule them all. And its been a while since I studied from a book, but I could usually tell from skimmimg over a few pages, of whether this book can help me, or not.

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Re:A Programmer’s Introduction to Mathematics by pm90 on Monday August 16, 2021 @04:35PM (#28202623)

I’ve had a similar experience in my learning journey. This was really clear in High School: the physics taught by my poorly trained teachers or the “recommended” books were all targeted towards rote memorization and I really disliked the subject because of it. When I looked for other books that explained these concepts in a more accessible way, It became a joy to learn the subject.

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Re:A Programmer’s Introduction to Mathematics by jcul on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @04:11AM (#28207409)

Yes, you have a point. For example, if we consider algorithms, the grokkkng algorithms book is definitely easier to digest but maybe doesn't go as deep.

So it gets you over a hump which might make the more advanced / detailed books more accessible.

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Re:A Programmer’s Introduction to Mathematics by chana_masala on Monday August 16, 2021 @01:23PM (#28200555)

I've been collecting data structures and algorithms books lately. What titles have you read or own?

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Re:A Programmer’s Introduction to Mathematics by OnionBlender on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @12:32PM (#28211763)

http://algorithms.wtf

It is free online. It starts with recursion and dynamic programming. I felt like dynamic programming really clicked for me after reading the first few chapters but this was probably the 3rd or 4th book I read on the subject.

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Re:A Programmer’s Introduction to Mathematics by chana_masala on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @04:09PM (#28214274)

Thanks!

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