A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics
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A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics
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Re: A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics
#2I've been wanting to peek into mathematics and an "introduction" is exactly what I need.
Thank you for sharing this.
Re: A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics
#3"If you’re a programmer who wants to learn math, this book is written specifically for you!"
Singleton Book B is written specifically for Programmer P, for all values of P such that P wants to learn math?
Maybe I'm being pedantic, but this book is not written specifically for each individual programmer who wants to learn math. It is a one-size-fits-all solution, unlike in-person learning processes that are actually, you know, tailored to each student's strengths, weaknesses and interests. I'm sorry, but this kind of overselling is annoying and a very bad sign.
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#4It’s a shame you don’t get to read any of the actual maths in the sample pages. Otherwise I might have been able to evaluate whether I want to buy this book. Intros don’t really tell us much
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#5I have been searching for something like this for a while. Just bought the book, I will get back to you. I hope the book will give me exactly what it promises.
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#6It's good to have something that lowers the bar for programmers so they could learn themselves some math without much fear. Knowing math is very important if you are a coder - and not just linear algebra: knowing a formula, for example, might let you do certain things in constant rather than linear time or, perhaps, reduce the cost of the iteration. Unfortunately, too many of those who can call themselves programmers by trade know very little math (you'd be lucky if they remember what they learned in high school).
Re: A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics
#7I have been searching for something like this for a while. Just bought the book, I will get back to you. I hope the book will give me exactly what it promises.
I would have loved to have the printed version of this book. Unfortunately not available in India.
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#8Hmm, the "first few pages" end just before the "meat" begins.
From the table of contents, there seem to be short prose sections inteleaved with the teaching sections. I hoped to see an example of the teaching section, not the prose.
Re: A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics
#9Hmm, the "first few pages" end just before the "meat" begins. From the table of contents, there seem to be short prose sections inteleaved with the teaching sections. I hoped to see an example of the teaching section, not the prose.
Amazon lets you browse more of the book and you can get a better feel for it. The E-Book you have to suggest a price, which in theory seems nice to pay what you what, but now I don't know what I'd pay. :)
Re: A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics
#10The description got me excited, but looking at the table of contents, the level is ultra basic - appears to roughly correspond to first year of a cs degree.