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This list is sorely missing some introductory mathematics courses required to build a foundation in CS (e.g Discrete Maths). If there are any course suggestions

This list is sorely missing some introductory mathematics courses required to build a foundation in CS (e.g Discrete Maths). If there are any course suggestions that anyone has, I'll gladly add those to the list.

trentmb 12y ago
CS173 at UIUC: https://courses.engr.illinois.edu/cs173/fa2014/A-lecture/Lectures/ https://courses.engr.illinois.edu/cs173/fa2014/A-lecture/Lec...
wallflower 12y ago
This isn't a course but this book has been consistently word-of-mouth recommended as a comprehensive survey of undergraduate mathematics. http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Content-Methods-Meaning-Dover/dp/0486409163/ http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Content-Methods-Meaning-Do...
- hackerboos 12y ago
  I bought this on recommendation from HN. I'd also recommend - Engineering Mathematics by KA Stroud. All three volumes are fantastic.
Ar-Curunir 12y ago
CS70 at Berkeley is always a good bet, the notes available online are fantastic.
drifkin 12y ago
CS 103 at Stanford: http://web.stanford.edu/class/cs103/ http://web.stanford.edu/class/cs103/ The course reader [1] covers the first half of the class and is pretty good. [1] http://web.stanford.edu/class/cs103/notes/Mathematical%20Foundations%20of%20Computing.pdf http://web.stanford.edu/class/cs103/notes/Mathematical%20Fou...
- jestinjoy1 12y ago
  This looks good. Video available ?
stiff 12y ago
ArsDigita Discrete Mathematics course (this one gives a really gentle start): http://www.aduni.org/courses/discrete/index.php?view=cw http://www.aduni.org/courses/discrete/index.php?view=cw MIT Mathematics for Computer Science (harder but still not that hard): http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-042j-mathematics-for-computer-science-fall-2010/video-lectures/ http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-comput... Steve Skienna discrete mathematics course (graduate course based on Knuth's "Concrete Mathematics", quite hard): http://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~algorith/math-video/ http://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~algorith/math-video/ I also recommend checking out some books: http://infolab.stanford.edu/~ullman/focs.html http://infolab.stanford.edu/~ullman/focs.html - free "Foundations of Computer Science" book that combines discrete mathematics with C programming and some theory of computation stuff, a pretty good way to make things more practical http://www.amazon.com/Discrete-Mathematics-Elementary-Beyond-Undergraduate/dp/0387955852/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419846906&sr=8-1&keywords=lovasz+discrete+mathematics http://www.amazon.com/Discrete-Mathematics-Elementary-Beyond... - very pleasant introductory discrete mathematics book, a welcome break from the usual "brick" format and covers some important topics that often do not make it into the normal discrete mathematics curriculum e.g. induction on trees. http://www.amazon.com/Introductory-Combinatorics-Modern-Birkh%C3%A4user-Classics/dp/0817649522/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419847131&sr=8-1&keywords=polya+introductory+combinatorics http://www.amazon.com/Introductory-Combinatorics-Modern-Birk... - classic introduction to combinatorics
- trailcable 12y ago
  Anyone have a working linking for the videos in ArsDigita? The rm files are downloading and showing length but not playing for me
  - sah88 12y ago
    Discrete Math is on youtube along with a few others (maybe all?). Here is a playlist for it: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuiNgIIMOY3d1b92udRuo4DnuP99ej6kR https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuiNgIIMOY3d1b92udRuo...

trentmb 12y ago

CS173 at UIUC: https://courses.engr.illinois.edu/cs173/fa2014/A-lecture/Lectures/ https://courses.engr.illinois.edu/cs173/fa2014/A-lecture/Lec...

wallflower 12y ago

This isn't a course but this book has been consistently word-of-mouth recommended as a comprehensive survey of undergraduate mathematics. http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Content-Methods-Meaning-Dover/dp/0486409163/ http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Content-Methods-Meaning-Do...

hackerboos 12y ago
I bought this on recommendation from HN. I'd also recommend - Engineering Mathematics by KA Stroud. All three volumes are fantastic.

Ar-Curunir 12y ago

CS70 at Berkeley is always a good bet, the notes available online are fantastic.

drifkin 12y ago

CS 103 at Stanford: http://web.stanford.edu/class/cs103/ http://web.stanford.edu/class/cs103/ The course reader [1] covers the first half of the class and is pretty good. [1] http://web.stanford.edu/class/cs103/notes/Mathematical%20Foundations%20of%20Computing.pdf http://web.stanford.edu/class/cs103/notes/Mathematical%20Fou...

jestinjoy1 12y ago
This looks good. Video available ?

stiff 12y ago

ArsDigita Discrete Mathematics course (this one gives a really gentle start): http://www.aduni.org/courses/discrete/index.php?view=cw http://www.aduni.org/courses/discrete/index.php?view=cw MIT Mathematics for Computer Science (harder but still not that hard): http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-042j-mathematics-for-computer-science-fall-2010/video-lectures/ http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-comput... Steve Skienna discrete mathematics course (graduate course based on Knuth's "Concrete Mathematics", quite hard): http://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~algorith/math-video/ http://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~algorith/math-video/ I also recommend checking out some books: http://infolab.stanford.edu/~ullman/focs.html http://infolab.stanford.edu/~ullman/focs.html - free "Foundations of Computer Science" book that combines discrete mathematics with C programming and some theory of computation stuff, a pretty good way to make things more practical http://www.amazon.com/Discrete-Mathematics-Elementary-Beyond-Undergraduate/dp/0387955852/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419846906&sr=8-1&keywords=lovasz+discrete+mathematics http://www.amazon.com/Discrete-Mathematics-Elementary-Beyond... - very pleasant introductory discrete mathematics book, a welcome break from the usual "brick" format and covers some important topics that often do not make it into the normal discrete mathematics curriculum e.g. induction on trees. http://www.amazon.com/Introductory-Combinatorics-Modern-Birkh%C3%A4user-Classics/dp/0817649522/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419847131&sr=8-1&keywords=polya+introductory+combinatorics http://www.amazon.com/Introductory-Combinatorics-Modern-Birk... - classic introduction to combinatorics

trailcable 12y ago
Anyone have a working linking for the videos in ArsDigita? The rm files are downloading and showing length but not playing for me
- sah88 12y ago
  Discrete Math is on youtube along with a few others (maybe all?). Here is a playlist for it: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuiNgIIMOY3d1b92udRuo4DnuP99ej6kR https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuiNgIIMOY3d1b92udRuo...