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  Mathematicians, Physicists and Engineers don't really need to learn 
about computers since to them it becomes like second nature and CS folks 
have their own "funky" ways to see and use Mathematics/Logic (let's not 
get into their self-aggrandizing, self-serving AI philosophy nonsense 
;-)). Apparently, this creates a vacuum, as I have noticed while trying 
to motivate my 14 year old nephew to learn Math more "seriously".

  I have searched deep and wide for such an introductory book in which 
high school Math would be foremost and computer programming (preferably 
C, C++ or Java) would just be introduced as examples and exercises to 
keep students "motivated", something like:

  * number sense <-> primitive data types (a little bit of how 
processors internally do Math)
  * (computable) function <-> algorithms
  * algebraic like terms <-> SQL records <-> objects created based on 
the same class definition (the addition operation for those objects 
would not be naturally defined, but the addition of their quantifiable 
attributes certainly can, as well as the stratification of the 
non-quantifiable ones)
  * sets (of elements/objects basically sharing their "belongingness") 
would be like objects belonging to abstract classes
  ...

  Do you have any suggestions about such books or terminological 
glossaries attempting to map Mathematical and CS concepts?

  lbrtchx

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Thorough Mathematical intro to "computer 'science'" ... Albretch Müller <tekmonk2005@yahoo.com> - 2017-10-22 19:28 -0400
  Re: Thorough Mathematical intro to "computer 'science'" ... Albretch Müller <tekmonk2005@yahoo.com> - 2017-10-23 14:49 -0400
    Re: Thorough Mathematical intro to "computer 'science'" ... Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2017-10-27 09:33 +0200
      Re: Thorough Mathematical intro to "computer 'science'" ... Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-10-27 10:37 -0400
        Re: Thorough Mathematical intro to "computer 'science'" ... Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-10-29 01:40 +0000
      Re: Thorough Mathematical intro to "computer 'science'" ... Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-10-27 17:25 +0000
        Re: Thorough Mathematical intro to "computer 'science'" ... Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2017-10-28 23:30 +0200

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