@NFTCPS: MIT's 'Mathematics for Computer Science' — if you're serious about CS, save this now. This book is basically the ceiling. Don't be intimidated by 1,048 pages; it's thick but it's written for beginners. I was also stunned at first: 1,048 pages counts as introductory? But when I flipped through, I realized it doesn't rush you to finish at once — it breaks down the fundamentals into tiny pieces...

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Recommending the MIT classic textbook 'Mathematics for Computer Science', suitable for computer science beginners to systematically learn foundational mathematics.

MIT's 'Mathematics for Computer Science' — if you're serious about CS, save this now. This book is basically the ceiling. Don't be intimidated by 1,048 pages; it's thick but it's written for beginners. I was also stunned at first: 1,048 pages counts as introductory? But when I flipped through, I realized it doesn't rush you to finish at once — it breaks down the fundamentals into tiny pieces and feeds them to you. Take your time and you'll keep up. If you really want to learn, listen to me: stop bookmarking those crash courses. One hardcore book like this is worth more than ten short videos. https://pan.quark.cn/s/407bddee8a74
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MIT’s “Mathematics for Computer Science” — I urge anyone serious about computer science to save this now. This thing is basically the ceiling.

Don’t be scared off by the 1048 pages at first. Thick as it is, it’s an introductory book written for beginners. I was also stunned at first glance: 1048 pages and it’s called introductory? Only after flipping through it did I understand: it doesn’t rush you to finish it in one go, but breaks down the fundamentals into pieces and feeds you, so you can keep up by taking it slow.

If you really want to learn, take my advice: stop bookmarking those crash courses. Studying one of these hardcore books is worth ten short videos.

https://pan.quark.cn/s/407bddee8a74

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