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Mathematical Structures for Computer Science |
Author: Judith L. Gersting
Published: 2006-07-07 |
List price: $62.95
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 Gersting Text is a Hard Read
I am currently in a Discrete Mathematics course (Spring 2010) using the 6th Edition Gersting text. It is a very hard read with few examples to get you going on the concepts and a "leave it up to you to figure it out" attitude. When introducing new ideas that most of us are hearing for the first time, this text is no hand-holder! I really don't care if it's a IEEE foundational text or not, it is not geared for the beginning student in a entry-level college course. I did well in all my Calculus courses but his text makes me feel like a moron. As a point, early in the text, she proves one example using the previous example. However, if you didn't get the first example, you surely won't understand anything else. Unfortunately, I have to use this text and its exercises for my class but I use Susanna Epp's 3rd Edition Discrete Math book for understanding and I can work the problems in the Gersting text without even opening it now!
-Marshall Lewis (a real college student trying to get a decent grade!)
 poorly written
Where were the editors? The author presumably knows the subject well, but she doesn't write clearly and has no clue how to organize a chapter. Critical new material is introduced in the middle of "examples," where it is hard to find. Explanations often assume key steps without explanation and are pitched at wildly different levels. At some times, she assumes no math background beyond HS algebra, but at others she uses symbols learned in calculus without explanation. Use another book instead.
 Mathematical Structures For Computer Science Review
Mathematical Structures for Computer Science was a good buy. It was cheaper than the college book store and in good condition.
First one hundred pages were a waste
I was forced to buy this book for class. The first 100 pages have been useless for me. I can't understand why my school is using it. From this point, I'll be reading a Discrete book my wife used 5+ years ago and I'll just work the required problems in this text.
 A good reference
I used this book in my Data Structures class. It has sample problems with solutions in the back of the book so you understand what they were talking about (unfortunately, I cannot say the same for a lot of data structures texts) The sample problems were also good for review for an exam. This was one of the few Computer Science textbooks that I have actually kept as a reference.
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