Jeff Gutierrez wrote:
>
> #Uh ... I -WANTED- to read TAOCP from cover to cover. I tried. And I will
> #try some more. But Knuth is WAAAAAY to mathematically inclined for a
> #nitwit like se moi. I get away with stuff like Python, but not with
> #hardcore MIX and all that heavy math. Which is another reason why I'm
> #searching desparately for some good book to help me "get in touch with my
> #calculus side". I'm hoping there's one in me, tucked neatly somewhere
> #beneath the folds of fat. ;>
> #
>
> As I mentioned to you before, start with something smaller, and simpler
> like the Algorithms book by Sedgewick ;)
My personal favorite CS book is Structure and Interpretation of Computer
Programs by Abelson and Sussman which is used at MIT. The complete book
is available for free online. It's actually fun to read; unlike Knuth
which is very dry and academic.
Brian
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