Type of Math Programmers Should Know
2015-01-13azim58 - Type of Math Programmers Should Know
the type of math programmers should know
information from a blog
http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/03/math-for-programmers.html
Probability theory
Discrete math
Statistics
Algebra and linear algebra (i.e. matrices)
Mathematical logic
Information Theory
"first step to applying mathematics is problem identification"
"But almost all useful math is heavily automatable, so you might as well
get some automated servants to help you with it."
"The notation is actually there to make it easier, but (like
programming-language syntax) notation is always a bit tricky and daunting
on first contact. "
Foundations of Mathematics looks interesting