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Offtopic: Concrete Mathematics is the best book I've ever read. If you have a chance get it. It requires very very little pre knowledge of math.
by susi22 13y ago
Offtopic: Concrete Mathematics is the best book I've ever read. If you have a chance get it. It requires very very little pre knowledge of math.
- icelancer 13y agoI searched it on Amazon and saw numerous reviews saying you need a strong grasp of discrete mathematics, which is hardly "very very little" knowledge of math. I didn't study serious discrete math until my upper classes in undergraduate school.
- Grue3 13y agoI can confirm that it's pretty math heavy. I was considered a math genius in my school and I was having trouble with the later chapters.
- susi22 13y agoYes, the later chapters are tough. But I'd definitely say you don't need much preliminary discrete math in the first couple chapters. Let's say up to chapter 6 (Special Numbers)