[Math] Any good books on Mathematics and Programming

Question

I've been on google for a while now searching for a good book on mathematics combined with programming, but either the level of math they're starting at is too high or the level of programming is too high, so now I'm here for your help.

My math is pretty bad(still struggling with pre-calculus), I'm trying to improve. I also just started to learn programming for about a month now. Is there a good book that could improve my understanding of mathematics through programming?(any programming language will do)

Thank you.

Answer 1

I suggest you look into the book Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science, by Graham, Knuth, and Patashnik. It is a highly respected text and addresses much of the territory needed, in particular, by computer scientists and those studying computer science. You can learn more about the text at the link provided, and/or by "Googling" the title, along with "Knuth."

Excerpt from Review:

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."