Ask HN: What material would you suggest go in a DIY CS education?

#1

Post by pandaexpress » Tue, Dec 25, 2012, 7:54 PM UTC

I'm 18 and taking a gap year to work as a mobile developer. I don't know if I'll go back to school afterwards, and I'm wondering what topics I'd need to cover to have the equivalent of a undergrad CS education?

Suggestions for books on topics from algorithms to discrete mathematics are appreciated.

Re: Ask HN: What material would you suggest go in a DIY CS education?

#2

Post by Turing_Machine » Tue, Dec 25, 2012, 8:12 PM UTC

Algorithms: likely either Cormen, Leiserson et al or Sedgewick

Operating systems: either Silberschatz, et al or Tanenbaum

Compilers: Aho, et al

Programming Languages: Friedman

Theory of computation: Hopcroft, et al

Graphics: Foley, et al

Artificial Intelligence: Russel and Norvig

General: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

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Re: Ask HN: What material would you suggest go in a DIY CS education?

#3

Post by ekm2 » Tue, Dec 25, 2012, 8:19 PM UTC

There is a nice list here

http://matt.might.net/articles/what-cs-majors-should-know/

Re: Ask HN: What material would you suggest go in a DIY CS education?

#4

Post by csense » Tue, Dec 25, 2012, 10:02 PM UTC

An Introduction to the Theory of Computation by Sipser is excellent for theoretical CS.