Name: Computer science
ISBN: 9781292263427

Computer science

"Computer Science: An Overview, Tenth Edition, delivers a solid, comprehensive overview of what computer science is all about. Each topic is presented with its historical perspective, current state, and future potential, as well as ethical issues for students to consider. This balanced, realistic picture helps students see the many opportunities that computing presents for further studies and future careers."--BOOK JACKET.

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maqpJan 2026

Top 5 will never cover the field. Here's my top 10

* Brookshear and Brylow - Computer Science - An Overview

* Forta - Teach yourself SQL in 10 minutes

* Stallings - Computer Organization and Architecture

* Stallings - Operating Systems - Internals and Design Principles

* CLRS

* Kurose, Ross - Computer Networking - A Top Down Approach

* Sipser - Introduction to The Theory of Computation

* Stallings, Brown - Computer Security - Principles and Practice

* Aumasson - Serious Cryptography

* Russell, Norvig - Artificial Intelligence - A Modern Approach

And even this fails to cover programming languages. Python is the lingua franca of the field. Most past recommended books are getting outdated, but perhaps Matthes' Python Crash Course 3rd edition.

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fermigierSep 2022

Physics: Feynman's lectures on physics.

Maths: Rudin's Real and Complex analysis.

Software engineering: The Mythical Man-Month.

Computer science: Knuth's TAOCP.

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f1shySep 2022

Computer science: Knuth's TAOCP. And Sipser's Introduction to the Theory of Computation. Programming: SICP, K&R, and Stroustrup. Siebel's Practical common lisp. Artificial intelligence: AI a modern approach. Signals and Systems: Oppenheim's book Probability and statistics: Probability Theory: The Logic of Science by Jaynes

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jll29Mar 2022

Mathematics:

Burns, Marilyn (1975) I hate Mathematics Book, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Brown-Paper-School-Books/...

Mathematics, philosophy, music, molecular biology/biochemistry, computer science, visual art, poetry, cognitive science:

Hofstadter, Douglas R. (1979) Gödel, Escher, Bach - An Eternal Golden Braid. New York, NY: Basic Books. ("GEB")

Computer Science:

Abelson, Harold and Gerald Jay Sussmann (1984) Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ("SICP")

Stoll, Clifford (1989) The Cuckoo's Egg. New York, NY: Doubleday.

Linguistics:

McCrum, Robert, Robert MacNeil, William Cran (1986). The Story of English. New York, NY: Viking. https://archive.org/details/storyofenglish000mccr

Accounting: n/a

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lpolovetsFeb 2022

Math: Art of Problem Solving (read in jr high)

Computer Science: CLR Algorithms book and Skiena's Algorithm Design Manual (read both in college)

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stakkurDec 2021

I could recommend a hundred, but I'll limit myself to four:

1. Computer Science: The Pattern on the Stone is a nearly perfect, foundational explanation of how computers work.

2. The Mind: Brain Rules (John Medina) is a fast, well-organized read on the fundamentals of how your brain works (and how to work it).

3. History: From Dawn to Decadence (Jacques Barzun) is a dense but brilliant read on the how the past 500 years made the modern world we live and think in.

4. How to Live: A New Earth (Eckhart Tolle). Don't reject it as 'new age-y'; this book may change how you see yourself. If it turns you off, substitute Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind.

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