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This book is a great introduction to virtually every school of thought in computer science. I would recommend it to hard core nerds and casual readers alike. I purchased a copy for my girlfriend and I to use as part of a local study group.
One great reason to buy this book is to use it as companion to the free online lectures or Berkeley iTunes course. The URLs are, respectively (make them all on one line, Powells does not allow URLs):
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Structure & Interpretation of Comput 2ND Edition by Harold Abelson
Mark Fredrickson, January 20, 2008
This book is a great introduction to virtually every school of thought in computer science. I would recommend it to hard core nerds and casual readers alike. I purchased a copy for my girlfriend and I to use as part of a local study group.One great reason to buy this book is to use it as companion to the free online lectures or Berkeley iTunes course. The URLs are, respectively (make them all on one line, Powells does not allow URLs):
http://
swiss.csail.mit.edu/
classes/6.001/
abelson-sussman-lectures/
http://
deimos3.apple.com/
WebObjects/
Core.woa/
Browse/
berkeley.edu.
78023720.01258504940
I feel obligated to mention that this book is available online for free. However, if you want the dead-tree version (as I did) get it here.
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