| Author | Message | Time |
|---|---|---|
| crankycefx | Hey all, I am rusty in math. I am looking for some literature / books that would be a sort of "re introduction" or "preparation" for the mathematical concepts/aspects of programming? Or more specifically, topics to research which would empower me to handle any mathematical challenges programming will present. Cheers, Iain | July 5, 2004, 1:00 AM |
| Grok | How far in math did you get? "Discrete Mathematics" is offered by most colleges and is directly applicable to programming concepts. | July 5, 2004, 1:39 PM |
| Yoni | The math you'll need to write a program varies depends on what kind of program you're writing. Sometimes, you don't need math at all. However, many branches of math are useful to know. I don't know of any math literature that deals with "programming math", since that doesn't exist - almost any type of math can be applied in programming. So, learn everything :P If you have a specific question, you can always ask me. | July 5, 2004, 4:47 PM |
| crankycefx | I'll check that out, Grok, though I'm more inclined to a self learning approach. :) Yoni: That's why there are quotations around those two words :P Hehe. Essentially, a good book that would strengthen my math skills, I suppose. 'Course, if I fluke into a University acceptance, I'll be taking some math classes for that purpose. | July 6, 2004, 12:58 AM |
| Grok | You could try Mathematics for Computer Science, part of MIT's OpenCourseWare. | July 6, 2004, 2:11 AM |
| Maddox | Programming is like math in a way. It uses functions, variables, and Yoni likes it. | July 8, 2004, 7:18 AM |
| Grok | [quote author=Maddox link=board=5;threadid=7570;start=0#msg69173 date=1089271097] Programming is like math in a way. It uses functions, variables, and Yoni likes it. [/quote] Amateurgramming is like art. You throw code on the editor until it feels good. Right, Adron? :) | July 9, 2004, 1:26 AM |
| Adron | [quote author=Grok link=board=5;threadid=7570;start=0#msg69322 date=1089336382] [quote author=Maddox link=board=5;threadid=7570;start=0#msg69173 date=1089271097] Programming is like math in a way. It uses functions, variables, and Yoni likes it. [/quote] Amateurgramming is like art. You throw code on the editor until it feels good. Right, Adron? :) [/quote] A bit like it. The other, non-creative, programming could be done by a machine and nothing new will ever come out of it. | July 9, 2004, 8:27 AM |
| crankycefx | Wow, I feel dumb. Grok, as you can imagine, I didn't read the OCW MIT link when I made my last post. lol. That rocks man! Thanks so much! | July 9, 2004, 2:25 PM |