Cover of Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science

Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science

by Ronald L. Graham, Donald Ervin Knuth, Oren Patashnik · 1988

+ Want to read

Concrete Mathematics is a blending of CONtinuous and disCRETE mathematics. "More concretely," the authors explain, "it is the controlled manipulation of mathematical formulas, using a collection of techniques for solving problems."

Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of thiseducationeducationMore like thisLess of this
Themes
technologytechnologyMore like thisLess of thisworkworkMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 672 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

BuyAmazonGoogle Books

BorrowOpen LibraryA library near you

MoreCompare pricesHardcover

Liked Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. How to Prove It: A Structured Approach Daniel J. Velleman · 1994 Shares mathematics, math, computer science
  2. The Annotated Turing: A Guided Tour Through Alan Turing's Historic Paper on Computability and the Turing Machine Charles Petzold · 2008 Shares computer science, mathematics, programming
  3. From Mathematics to Generic Programming Alexander A. Stepanov, Daniel E. Rose · 2014 Shares computer science, programming, mathematics
  4. Discrete Mathematics with Applications Susanna S. Epp · 1990 Shares mathematics, math, computer science
See more recommendations →

“People who read Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Hacker's Delight Henry S. Warren Jr. · 2002
  2. Proofs from THE BOOK Martin Aigner · 1998
  3. The Algorithm Design Manual Steven S. Skiena · 1997
  4. Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman · 1986

“If you want more of the same (science about technology), start with these.”

  1. Computers and Intractability: A Guide to the Theory of NP-Completeness Michael R. Garey, David S. Johnson · 1979
  2. Programming in Haskell Graham Hutton · 2006
  3. Test-Driven Web Development with Python Harry Percival · 2010
  4. Java SE 8 for the Really Impatient Cay S. Horstmann · 2013

“If it was the mathematics that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman: Mathematics at the Limits of Computation William J. Cook · 2011
  2. Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications Kenneth H. Rosen · 2000
  3. Numerical Recipes in C: The Art of Scientific Computing William H. Press, Saul A. Teukolsky, William T. Vetterling, Brian P. Flannery · 1988
  4. Good Math: A Geek's Guide to the Beauty of Numbers, Logic, and Computation Mark C. Chu-Carroll · 2013

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Discrete Mathematics Richard Johnsonbaugh · 1984
  2. The Art and Craft of Problem Solving Paul Zeitz · 1999
  3. The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS: Solving Crime with Mathematics Keith J. Devlin, Gary Lorden · 2007
  4. The Art of Problem Solving, Volume 1: The Basics Sandor Lehoczky, Richard Rusczyk · 2006

Report a problem