Linear algebra
by G. E. Shilov · first published 1971
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…that I remember off the top of my head: Intro to CS: SICP (1979) Algorithms/data structures: CLRS (1989) Theory of computation: Sipser (1996) Compilers: Dragon book (1986) Calculus: Spivak (1967) Linear Algebra: Dover's by Shilov (1971) The given year is for the first publication, some of them are still being updated and I probably read a newer edition.
on “Ask HN: Older textbooks/papers you consider classics still worth studying today?” ↗…Fortunately, you can learn to prove theorems at the same time as learning the foundations of math. The first books you should work through are "Principles of Mathematical Analysis" by Walter Rudin, and "Linear Algebra" by Georgi Shilov. This will be hard, not for an arbitrary reason, but because assimilating new math into your brain is intrinsically difficult, especially at the beginning. If possible, try to find…
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