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[susi22]

Offtopic: Concrete Mathematics is the best book I've ever read. If you have a chance get it. It requires very very little pre knowledge of math.

[icelancer → susi22]

I searched it on Amazon and saw numerous reviews saying you need a strong grasp of discrete mathematics, which is hardly "very very little" knowledge of math. I didn't study serious discrete math until my upper classes in undergraduate school.

[Grue3 → icelancer]

I can confirm that it's pretty math heavy. I was considered a math genius in my school and I was having trouble with the later chapters.

[susi22 → Grue3]

Yes, the later chapters are tough. But I'd definitely say you don't need much preliminary discrete math in the first couple chapters. Let's say up to chapter 6 (Special Numbers)