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Whether you鈥檙e optimizing search algorithms, building physics engines for games, or training neural networks, success depends on your grasp of core mathematical concepts.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">In <em>Math for Programming</em>, you鈥檒l master the essential mathematics that will take you from basic coding to serious software development. You鈥檒l discover how vectors and matrices give you the power to handle complex data, how calculus drives optimization and machine learning, and how graph theory leads to advanced search algorithms.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Through clear explanations and practical examples, you鈥檒l learn to:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Harness linear algebra to manipulate data with unprecedented efficiency</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Apply calculus concepts to optimize algorithms and drive simulations</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Use probability and statistics to model uncertainty and analyze data</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Master the discrete mathematics that powers聽</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">modern data structures</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Solve dynamic problems through differential equations</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Whether you鈥檙e seeking to fill gaps in your mathematical foundation or looking to refresh your understanding of core concepts, <em>Math for Programming</em> will turn complex math into a practical tool you鈥檒l use every day.</span></span></span></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author-bio field-type-text-long field-label-abovec"><div class="field-label">Author Bio </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><strong>Ronald T. Kneusel</strong> has been working with machine learning in industry since 2003 and has a PhD in machine learning from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Kneusel is the author of <em>Practical Deep Learning</em>, <em>Math for Deep Learning</em>, <em>The Art of Randomness</em>, <em>How AI Works</em>, and <em>Strange Code</em> (all from No Starch Press), as well as <em>Numbers and Computers</em> and <em>Random Numbers and Computers</em> (Springer).</span></span></span></span></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-toc field-type-text-long field-label-abovec" id="content"><div class="field-label">Table of contents </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Foreword<br /> Acknowledgments<br /> Introduction<br /> Chapter 1. Computers and Numbers<br /> Chapter 2. Sets and Abstract Algebra<br /> Chapter 3. Boolean Algebra<br /> Chapter 4. Functions and Relations<br /> Chapter 5. Induction<br /> Chapter 6. Recurrence and Recursion<br /> Chapter 7. Number Theory<br /> Chapter 8. Counting and Combinatorics<br /> Chapter 9. Graphs<br /> Chapter 10. Trees<br /> Chapter 11. Probability<br /> Chapter 12. Statistics<br /> Chapter 13. Linear Algebra<br /> Chapter 14. Differential Calculus<br /> Chapter 15. Integral Calculus<br /> Chapter 16. 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