Re:Math topics useful for computer science/programming
by nextos on Sunday April 20, 2014 @02:29PM
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Thanks for taking the time to write such a thorough reply. I find Abbott a bit imprecise sometimes, but Courant is a fantastic book. Could you also mention to some of your favorite math references, in particular those that deal with probability theory and statistics?
I have the book by Pugh, but that one is pure^2, even as far as analysis texts go, the problems are difficult and there are no solutions, so I think it would work only for people very in love with absolutely pure mathematics and most likely only in an academic setting, while I am interested in applications and self-studying. From modern texts, given your interests, I would look at "Understanding analysis" by Abbott and "Measure, Integral and Probability" by Capinski, both pleasant to read and together providing a not too steep path toward measure-theoretic probability.