From: Eleanor McHugh <eleanor@...>
Date: 2007-04-16T21:53:11+09:00
Subject: Re: Computer Science Math - For the Uninitiated

On 16 Apr 2007, at 08:33, Martin DeMello wrote:
> On 4/13/07, Don Levan <levandon@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> A journey that has taken me from developing in Filemaker through the
>> self study of Ruby, Rails, and regular expressions has led me to
>> begin looking at algorithms and data structures. Though I don't have
>> a traditional computer science background, I am trying to educate
>> myself as best I can.
>
> http://www.brpreiss.com/books/opus8/ is worth a look. However, if your
> goal is to teach yourself about algorithms and data structures, I'd
> suggest working your way through How to Design Programs (download
> DrScheme as the recommended scheme implementation), and then proceed
> with Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, the classic
> text on the subject.

I'd also recommend "Data Structures: An Advanced Approach Using C" by  
Esakov and Weiss.


Ellie

Eleanor McHugh
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