The essence of discrete mathematics
by Neville Dean · first published 1997
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Completely agree. I read (a good bit of, not yet finished) this book along with The Essence of Discrete Mathematics (http://www.amazon.com/Essence-Discrete-Mathematics-Neville-D...) and came out of both with a pretty understanding of discrete mathematics and deeper understanding of programming (especially around sets).…
on “The Haskell Road to Logic, Maths and Programming” ↗…I've been off and on with War and Peace for a while. Kind of dry so far. Kindle: The Law by Frederic Bastiat, extremely good book describing the fundamental purpose of law and government. Dead Tree: Essence of Discrete Mathematics by Neville Dean, seems to be pretty good book, just haven't devoted enough time to reading it.
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