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Completely agree. I read (a good bit of, not yet finished) this book along with The Essence of Discrete Mathematics (http://www.amazon.com/Essence-Discrete-Mat
by rbxbx 16y ago
Completely agree. I read (a good bit of, not yet finished) this book along with The Essence of Discrete Mathematics (http://www.amazon.com/Essence-Discrete-Mathematics-Neville-Dean/dp/0133459438/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1292782533&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Essence-Discrete-Mathematics-Neville-D...) and came out of both with a pretty understanding of discrete mathematics and deeper understanding of programming (especially around sets). With only a high school mathematics background and very light Haskell experience, the material was still completely approachable. Demonstrating these concepts with programming made it so much more concrete for me.
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- jules 16y agoYes! When I do math in college I often get a nagging feeling of vagueness. What is the significance of this theorem? Are the consequences of this theorem "empirically" testable in the real world? For example by running a computer program that tests many examples.