Ask HN: Which books have made you a better thinker and problem solver?

Re:Ask HN: Which books have made you a better thinker and pr... by kingant on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @09:41AM (#33801359)

Bit of a generic answer.

Doing the problem sets from a good university course.

Some problems might take you hours to solve, but it will develop your stamina for thinking hard.

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Re:Ask HN: Which books have made you a better thinker and pr... by curious16 on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @10:45AM (#33802314)

Any particular set of courses you have in mind?

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Re:Ask HN: Which books have made you a better thinker and pr... by kingant on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @12:37PM (#33804313)

Sure for mathematical problem solving skills, here is a good one: http://people.csail.mit.edu/moitra/854.html.

It requires minimal mathematical background (undergraduate level discrete math). But you will learn a bunch of relevant algorithmic concepts. And the problem sets are hard!

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