Good Math
by Mark C. Chu-Carroll · first published 2013
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Mathematics is beautiful--and it can be fun and exciting as well as practical. Good Math is your guide to some of the most intriguing topics from two thousand years of mathematics: from Egyptian fractions to Turing machines; from the real meaning of numbers to proof trees, group symmetry, and mechanical computation. If you've ever wondered what lay beyond the proofs you struggled to complete in high school geometry, or what limits the capabilities of computer on your desk, this is the book for you.
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I recommend you Good Math by Mark C. Chu-Carroll; it's a fantastic book for programmers who don't know higher math and it explains well how Lambda Calculus works. You can also find useful explanations about logic programming,…
on “What is a y-combinator? (2008)” ↗Good Math: A Geek's Guide to the Beauty of Numbers, Logic, and Computation https://www.amazon.com/Good-Math-Computation-Pragmatic-Progr... A great review of college math and CS. The book goes over FOPL, Set theory,…
on “Ask HN: What's the best computer science book you've read recently?” ↗Yeah, I’ve also enjoyed greatly the following: * Computer Science, an interdisciplinary perspective by Robert Sedgewick * Code by Charles Petzold * Good Math by Mark C. Chu-Carroll
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on “Ask HN: What book are you reading right now?” ↗"Good Math: A Geek's Guide to the Beauty of Numbers, Logic, and Computation" by Mark C. Chu-Carroll "Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide to Modern Databases and the NoSQL Movement" by Eric Redmond and Jim R.…
on “Ask HN: What book are you reading right now?” ↗Wildberger has always been this way. Way back in 2007, Marc Chu-Carroll's "Good Math Bad Math" highlighted Wildberger: "This isn’t the typical wankish crackpottery, but rather a deep and interesting bit of crackpottery." In brief, Wildberger is clearly educated, but also clearly rejects…
on “Mathematician solves algebra's oldest problem using intriguing number sequences” ↗