【书名】具体数学：计算机科学基础（英文版.第2版）
【原书名】Concrete Mathematics A Foundation for Computer Science(Second Edition)
作者:Donald E.Knuth
算法和程序设计技术的先驱者，是计算机排版系统TEX和METAFONT的发明者。 Donald.E.Knuth(唐纳德.E.克努特，中文名高德纳)是斯坦福大学计算机程序设计艺术的荣誉退休教授，Knuth教授获得了许多奖项和荣誉，包括美国计算机协会图灵奖(ACM Turing Award)，美国前总统卡特授予的科学金奖(Medal of Science)，美国数学学会斯蒂尔奖(AMS Steele Prize)，以及1996年11月由于发明先进技术荣获的极受尊重的京都奖(KyotoPrize)。他因这些成就和大量创造性的影响深远的著作(19部书和160篇论文)而誉满全球。
This book introduces the mathematics that supports advanced computer Programming and the analysis of algorithms. The primary aim of its well-known authors is to provide a solid and relevant base of mathematical skills--the skills needed to solve complex problems, to evaluate horrendous sums, and to discover subtle Patterns in data. It is an indispensable text and reference not only for computer scientists--the authors themselves rely heavily on it! but for serious users Of mathematics in virtually every discipline. Concrete mathematics is a blending of continuous and disCRETE mathematics: "More concretely," the authors explain, "it is the controlled manipulation of mathematical formulas,using a collection of techniques for solving problems." The subject mater is primarily an expansion of the Mathematical Preliminaries section in Knuth's c1assic Art of Computer Programming, but the style of presentation is more leisurely, and individual topics are covered more deeply. Several new topics have been added, and the most significant ideas have been traced to their historical roots. The book includes more than 500 exercises, divided into six categories. Complete answers are provided for all exercises, except research problems, making the book particularly valuable for self-study.
