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Chapter 1: Before We Start … Some Mathematical Basics

Chapter 1: Before We Start … Some Mathematical Basics

pp. 2-20

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, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania
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This book assumes some mathematical skills. The reader should be comfortable with high school algebra, including logarithms. Basic calculus (integration, differentiation, limits, and series evaluation) is also assumed, including nested (3D) integrals and sums. We also assume that the reader is comfortable with sets and with simple combinatorics and counting (as covered in a discrete math class).

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