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Thank you. This is the precisely the kind of advice I am looking for!

I picked up -How to prove it- based on your recommendation(your comments on bradfordcross's blog [on machine learning]and later on your blog)

Algorithms -by Dasgupta,Papadimitriou,Vazirani is the book i picked up (available free at http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~vazirani/algorithms.html). I understand CLRS is the bible (i own a copy),but I don't think I am competent enough to attempt it now(especially after my work with SOA,ESB and every other mind rotting jargon) I felt this book to be digestible(atleast the first chapter). I could take a pause, think and continue from where I left. (please let me know if you have any cautions/advice regarding this book). With CLRS, I would have to pick and trace back every notation and come back.

Foundations of computer science - Aho and Ullman (available at http://infolab.stanford.edu/~ullman/focs.html)

I intend to finish these before end of this year. I have a (strong)feeling, I may miss this goal, hence the parallel study(shameful/guilt note - i missed the deadline last year). Will take your advice- work thru htpi first.




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