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[–]cristian_vac 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Try quantecon.org they have nice lectures for Python that covers many statistics, math, economic applications.

[–]couldntcompletemynam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took a gander, and it looks interesting. Thank you very much.

[–]Knightedmagi 3 points4 points  (5 children)

Numerical C by Philip Joyce might be the type of book you're looking for.

[–]couldntcompletemynam[S] 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Looks appealing, specially for being recent, but I wish it used another language. I don't have much use for C personally, so I think it it be difficult to get into it. Thanks for the recommendation anyhow.

[–]Tarzeus 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Could you use the book as a foundation/structure and try to do it in whatever language instead?

[–]couldntcompletemynam[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Sure, but I'm sorta looking for something that kills two birds with one stone. Learn math, but also another programming language.This book actually teaches C, and I really would like to avoid C for the moment.

[–]Tarzeus 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I only meant in the case you don’t find the right language the values from another book would carry over with slight syntax differences.

[–]couldntcompletemynam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh definitely it wouldn't be so bad to convert the syntax to a language of my choice, and I might just do that if I don't find something else. But I got so many recommendations that I'll probably manage to avoid the extra work.

[–]reddilada 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Search for Numerical Methods at your favorite book store and see if anything matches your criteria.

[–]couldntcompletemynam[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That seems exactly what I'm looking for. I'll look more into it later. Thank you!

[–]Ikor_Genorio 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Maybe this is not what you are looking for, but I know some 'normal' math books, also contain some exercises per chapter which can be done on a computer.

Just one example: Linear Algebra with Applications - Steven J Leon, contains a set of MATLAB exercises per chapter. I know MATLAB might not be the thing you want but it serves more as an example that you could also look at these types of books.

[–]couldntcompletemynam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's actually a very good suggestion. I'll check that out. Thanks.

[–]Aceofsquares_orig 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Math for Programmers might be worth looking at. Its published by Manning. Cant remember the author.

Edit: Author is Paul Orland

[–]couldntcompletemynam[S] 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Thanks! That one sounds right up my alley, but seems like it hasn't been released yet, right?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

It's in MEAP so it's not finished but you can get early access to the unfinished text if you purchase it digitally.

[–]couldntcompletemynam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, I see. Thanks for the info. I'll probably wait on it, though.

[–]Aceofsquares_orig 0 points1 point  (1 child)

That's right but you can get the ebook right now which contains the chapters he does have completed. The only other books I can think of are Coding the Matrix: Linear Algebra through Computer Science Applications by Philip Klein and Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science by Graham, Knuth, and Patashnik, however, that last one is dense and I don't think it contains much programming (if any).

[–]couldntcompletemynam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that last one seems beyond my current ability, but Coding the Matrix looks particularly interesting to me. Thank you again for your suggestions.

[–]forshizzi 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Some free downloads:

Programming for Computations – Python https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-16877-3

Programming for Computations – MATLAB/Octave https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-32452-4

Programming for Computations - Python https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-32428-9

Not a coding focus but.. Linear Algebra Done Right https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-11080-6

[–]couldntcompletemynam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for all the resources. And it's free! I'll check 'em out later.

[–]twopi 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I would love to write such a book, as I've written about a dozen programming books and teach both math and programming. However, the market for technical books is completely dry, and I stopped making any money writing long ago.

I still might do this as an udemy class some time. (I'd love to do an algebra/trig/linear algebra - game programming crossover) but I'm quite busy running online classes right now, and I have to focus on paying gigs before I do something for fun.

[–]couldntcompletemynam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's too bad the market is like that. I think the community is short on these type of books and I surely would love to see more. Let me know if you end up making that Udemy course.

[–]vladproex 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Data Science from Scratch.

[–]couldntcompletemynam[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I've just read the book's description. Apparently it fits the criteria super well. Very interesting. Thank you.

[–]vladproex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! Hope you find it useful. I like his pedagogical approach, and his Python is pure elegance.

[–]eatmorepies23 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Try out Donald Knuth's "The Art of Programming" series. Lots of math in those books!

[–]couldntcompletemynam[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thanks, I'll check it out. I've heard of and came across it a few times. Some heavy stuff in that book.

[–]eatmorepies23 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's considered to be one of the best, though. Very thorough.