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math for programming
By Madiyar, 13 years ago, In Russian
Can you give me some advices, which math books are usefull for programming ?

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Well, personally I find this book difficult (and, what's more important, not necessary) to read.

Firstly, it is written in the famous Knuth's eccentric way. Besides that, it is a 'chaotic' collection of some tricks that you will never use.
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    The previous comment is on Knuth's concrete mathematics.
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    What do you recommened to read instead of that?
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      It depends on what math do you need and like. It seems that programmers could live without any math, so let's put the question this way: what math book is useful for setting programmer's mind.

      I would recommend books on advanced algorithms (say, Vazirani -- Approximation Algorithms) or complexity theory (Arora, Barak -- Computational Complexity).

      And if you are interested in pure math, then read Lang's Algebra. :)
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        I'm not sure that Lang is the best. It is advanced.
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          It is, so it could be sort of a goal. But it is a pleasure to read it.
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