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Requests for books covering a subject. Questions need to admit objective answers and identify a clear set of requirements or criteria for evaluating answers.

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Theoretical CS and Math - self-study recommendations

I am a non-CS grad and my field of study is unrelated to CS. However, as part of a larger plan to become a computer scientist, I want to obtain a solid background in theoretical computer science and math as it relates to CS. I did a plenty of…
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Books to prepare before reading Knuth's The Art Of Computer Programming (TAOCP)

Many people say that TAOCP is not supposed to be read as a book (actually a volume of books), but if I decide to go that way, which math/computer science books/topics do I need to study to help me follow it? There is a related question on…
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Good beginner source to learn about how computers work

I am a senior year high school student. I love programming and my chosen language is Java. I'm very much into high-level programming and Object Oriented design. Recently, I started to show first interest in the low-level side of things. Especially…
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What CS Textbooks should I buy?

I am preparing to graduate high school. Although I do not intend to study computer science in college, I feel like it might be useful to familiarize myself with the theoretical CS concepts taught in academia (eg. algorithms, structures, compilers).…
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Difficulty understanding a quote from SICP

Not sure if I should ask it here but I'll just go ahead. I was reading SICP (Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs). And there was one quote from Alan Perlis in the preface to the second edition. Is it possible that software is not like…
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Book-length overview of all of computer science

I was wondering what books are there that give you nice overview of the computer science field. I'm not interested so much on the details of the trees, but on the forest. I was thinking it would have to be something like a popular introductory book,…
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How the code travels

Looking for a book that describes the path the code takes from high-level to compiler to memory etc. Doesn't matter which programming language is used, just would really like a nice breakdown of the steps the computer takes to execute it in thorough…
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What to study before PBRT(it's a bit hard)?

I tried reading PBRT but I wasn't able to fully understand the concepts in the book. The following are the two books that I found useful to read before reading…
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Undergraduate Computer Science Textbooks

What books would you recommend for someone starting B.Sc in Computer Science? My Personal Info: I am currently looking at B.Sc in Computer Science (Games), which is computer science, accept for the last year which is tailored more towards game…
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Are there any differences between the various editions of The Art of Computer Programming?

I'm trying to get my hands on a set of these books, and it seems the most recent printing was in 2011. It's currently out of print, and going for crazy money. Meanwhile older editions from the 70s are available on eBay for much cheaper. Is there any…
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Textbooks about non-RE languages for undergraduate students

I'd like to read up on non-recursively enumerable languages. Which textbooks should I look into to get a decent understanding about the subject? Thank you.
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Journal recommendations

I am an 2nd year undergraduate student, majoring in Mathematics. I am interested in computer science as a whole. Are there any journals/magazines which might be accessible to read, so as to get a better flavour of the field ? (besides the…
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Can you recommend me book with problems?

I am searching for book about algorithms (excercises) with solutions. Can you recommend me one?
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Physically based rendering from theory to implementation

Physically based rendering form theory to implementation - http://www.amazon.ca/Physically-Based-Rendering-Theory-Implementation/dp/0123750792/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1425451050&sr=1-1&keywords=physically+based+rendering has all the…
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What do CS students face in their school exams?

To what degree does learning computer science require memorisation? I know this depends on subjects and maybe things are different in each college but could someone put an example, e.g. In Xxx class, I had to answer this question or accomplished…
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