Are we quite sure that sicp is comprehensible without an education in calculus, algebra and electrical engineering?
Yes.
really?
Of course
From what I remember, it was all described properly in the text. You might not understand how awesome symbolic differentiation is, but you can implement it no problem.
Yeah, I am crap at math, barely skated by on C's, but I managed to do all the 'mathy' exercises in SICP. As >5 says, everything is explained, you're just translating it into an executable form.
yeas here i am
i do not even know how to do division beyond 2-digit anymore lol
prog is not about maths but poetry
>>1
It is only chapters 1 and 2 that contain lots of references to mathematics. Beginners start with chapter 1 and 2, and conclude that high school or undergraduate mathematical knowledge is prerequisite for reading the whole book. That is not true. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 do not have much mathematics in them. Beginners must avoid making erroneous extrapolations based on the first two chapters.