Basic algorithms: Algorithms by Sedgewick.
Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expertise?
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#52In functional programming: [0] The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs [1] The_Little_Schemer [2] Programming in Haskell - Graham Hutton [3] Types and Programming Languages-Benjamin C. Pierce --- PDFS [0]( https://github.com/allenleein/brains/blob/master/Zen-of-Func... ) [1]( https://github.com/allenleein/brains/blob/master/Zen-of-Func... ) [2]( https://github.com/allenleein/brains/blob/master/Zen-of-Fu…
On top Scala programming books see:
http://www.aioptify.com/top-scala-books.php
On Erlang programming books see the following list: http://www.aioptify.com/top-erlang-programming-books.php
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#53Not really a textbook, but the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by MH Patients releases an annual report which is very good: https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/
And the Office for National Statistics releases detailed data on suicide in the UK: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsde...
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#54In econometrics / empirical social science:
- Mostly Harmless Econometrics by Joshua Angrist and Jorn Steffan Piscke
- Causal Inference for Statistics, Social, and Biomedical Sciences by Guido Imbens and Donald Rubin
- Data Analysis using Regression and Multilevel Models by Andrew Gelman and Jennifer Hill
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#55Options, Futures and Other Derivatives is basically a Bible. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/013447208X/ref=dp_ob_neva_mob...
Ha, at first I thought it's about functional programming. :-)
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#56Can you recommend _one_ good book that covers Primate biology?
My favorite books contain vividly detailed descriptions of primate biology but unfortunately, none of them are safe for work.
I would also like to know if there is a good book that covers primate biology. I had no idea it was possible to write a _good_ book about an entire order of creatures.
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#57Crystallography: Structure of Materials: An Introduction to Crystallography, Diffraction and Symmetry by Marc DeGraef
Metallurgy: Physical Metallurgy Principles by Robert Reed-Hill
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#58Partee, Barbara B.H., ter Meulen, A.G., Wall, R. - Mathematical Methods in Linguistics
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#59Physically Based Rendering: From Theory to Implementation
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#60Options, Futures and Other Derivatives is basically a Bible. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/013447208X/ref=dp_ob_neva_mob...
Ha, at first I thought it's about functional programming. :-)
Optional types and futures are both important and useful examples of monads—in the “container” and “action” interpretations, respectively; and derivatives are the method of constructing zippers, which are an accessible example of comonads, as well as a useful method of constructing other things like parsers, so these are actually pretty solid concepts for a functional programmer—whether in Haskell or otherwise. I would totally buy that book. :)