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1. Math for the layman. Ken Iverson (kills two bird's with one stone, CS & Math) This my sound arrogant but I believe Iverson's work is the pinnacle organized
by max_ 5y ago
1. Math for the layman. Ken Iverson (kills two bird's with one stone, CS & Math)
This my sound arrogant but I believe Iverson's work is the pinnacle organized thinking (the bridges the gap between programming and maths elegantly).
His work is also closely related to that of Leslie Lamport's TLA+ project. Lamport describes TLA+ as "thinking above the code".
2. The Singularity is near by Ray Kurzweil.
This is more of a popular computer science book. I don't any other book articulates the true (optimistic) potential of the computer better than this. It made me appreciate computers more than any other machine.
- vardhanw 5y agoWhere can I find a copy of 1 (Math for the layman) - it doesn't turn up in searches.
- rramadass 5y agoMath for the Layman(it uses the J programming language to teach Maths) and more are available at : https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Books https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Books PS: You might also find Ken Iverson's Turing Award Lecture Notation as a Tool of Thought relevant.