Question

has anyone read the art of computer programming? the monograph of classical computer science?

how hard is the math in those books?

Answer 1

don't tell me you've worked through the second book! :O

Answer 2

my physics teacher told me the thinner the american book, the harder it is!


//Sorry, I was away from the keyboard.

Answer 3

It's 4 books now, each about 700 pages

Answer 4

here is an average question in the book (not joking):
if\(f(x) = O(x^r)\) as \(x \rightarrow \infty\), show that \[\int_0^{f(x)}{e^{-u}(1+\frac{u}{x})^x}du\]\[= \int_0^{f(x)}\exp(\frac{-u^2}{2x}+\frac{u^3}{3x^2}-...+\frac{(-1)^{m-1}u^m}{mx^{m-1}})du + O(x^{-s})\]

Answer 5

this is the book :-D http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Programming-Volumes-1-4A-Boxed/dp/0321751043/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323863477&sr=8-1

Answer 6

whoa what is that, i thought it was the art of 'programming' not art of mathematics

Answer 7

i have heard about the book before but i didn't knew it has such type of math, i was thinking about reading the book this summer(2012) looks like i will have postpone it

Answer 8

yeah the guy forgot to change the title of the book.

Answer 9

lol

Answer 10

if you can follow it, it contains lots of great algorithms in it.

Answer 11

the hard part is not really the math; he asks you to program the math after each section .