YVLIAZ comments on What math is essential to the art of rationality? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: YVLIAZ 15 October 2014 09:15:34AM 5 points [-]

I would definitely recommend learning basics of algorithms, feasibility (P vs NP), or even computability (halting problem, Godel's incompleteness, etc). They will change your worldview significantly.

CLRS is a good entry point. After that, perhaps Sipser for some more depth.

Comment author: redlizard 18 October 2014 01:26:11PM 0 points [-]

Seconded. P versus NP is the most important piece of the basic math of computer science, and a basic notion of algorithms is a bonus. The related broader theory which nonetheless still counts as basic math is algorithmic complexity and the notion of computability.