Type+of+Math+Programmers+Should+Know

the type of math programmers should know

information from a blog http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/03/math-for-programmers.html

Probability theory Discrete math Statistics Algebra and linear algebra (i.e. matrices) Mathematical logic Information Theory

"first step to applying mathematics is problem identification"

"But almost all useful math is heavily automatable, so you might as well get some automated servants to help you with it."

"The notation is actually there to make it easier, but (like programming-language syntax) notation is always a bit tricky and daunting on first contact. "

Foundations of Mathematics looks interesting