…理解软件。所有软件都在和数据打交道。如果你对数据没有深刻的理解，就绝不可能真正搞懂软件。我读过最好的书之一就是 Lex de Haan 和 Toon Koppelaars 写的《数据库专业人员应用数学》（Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals）。我觉得它就是数据库领域的 SICP。如果你想严肃认真地对待数据，就必须读懂它。而如果你想写好…
…understanding software. All software deals with data. If you don't have a good understanding of data, you are never going to have a good understanding of software. One of the best books I've ever read was Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals by Lex de Haan, and Toon Koppelaars. I think that's the database equivalent of SICP. You need to read it and understand it if you want to seriously deal with data. And you want to if you want to write…
…并不是什么高招。最后，既然扯了这么长，我想说明一下：这些想法并不是我凭空捏造出来的。我深受 Lex de Haan 和 Toon Koppelaars 在他们的书《数据库专业人员应用数学》（Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals）中所提观点的启发。
…not good ones. Finally, since this is so long now, I want to point out that I didn't generate these ideas all on my own. I've been heavily influenced by Lex de Haan and Toon Kopplaars in their book, Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals.
Lex de Haan 和 Toon Koppelaars 的《数据库专业人员应用数学》（Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals）——一本从逻辑和离散数学讲起、相对温和的数据库理论入门书。Ralph Kimball 和 Margy Ross 的《数据仓库工具箱》（The Data Warehouse Toolkit）——即便你做的是 OLTP 业务，了解一下也大有裨益…
Lex de Haan and Toon Koppelaars, Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals -- a fairly gentle introduction to database theory starting with logic & discrete math Ralph Kimball and Margy Ross, The Data Warehouse Toolkit -- even if you're in an OLTP context, it's useful to know…
Very clear. I found that the met comprehensive explanation of normalization was in an APress book, Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals. Incidentally, did you cover 4NF and 5NF in the course? IMO, you'll almost never need 6NF.
我不得不说，关于计算机科学数学，我生平最喜欢的书其实是 APress 出版的《数据库专业人员应用数学》（Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals）。它让我对逻辑学、集合论有了极其透彻的理解，并纠正了我之前以为“关系型数据库来源于 ER 图”的错误认知 :-)
I have to say that my favourite book ever on Computer Science Mathematics is actually Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals, by APress. It gave me an extremely thorough understanding of logic, set theory, and disabused me of my incorrect notion that relational databases were because of ER diagrams :-)
…理解软件。所有软件都在和数据打交道。如果你对数据没有深刻的理解，就绝不可能真正搞懂软件。我读过最好的书之一就是 Lex de Haan 和 Toon Koppelaars 写的《数据库专业人员应用数学》（Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals）。我觉得它就是数据库领域的 SICP。如果你想严肃认真地对待数据，就必须读懂它。而如果你想写好…
…understanding software. All software deals with data. If you don't have a good understanding of data, you are never going to have a good understanding of software. One of the best books I've ever read was Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals by Lex de Haan, and Toon Koppelaars. I think that's the database equivalent of SICP. You need to read it and understand it if you want to seriously deal with data. And you want to if you want to write…
…并不是什么高招。最后，既然扯了这么长，我想说明一下：这些想法并不是我凭空捏造出来的。我深受 Lex de Haan 和 Toon Koppelaars 在他们的书《数据库专业人员应用数学》（Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals）中所提观点的启发。
…not good ones. Finally, since this is so long now, I want to point out that I didn't generate these ideas all on my own. I've been heavily influenced by Lex de Haan and Toon Kopplaars in their book, Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals.
Lex de Haan 和 Toon Koppelaars 的《数据库专业人员应用数学》（Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals）——一本从逻辑和离散数学讲起、相对温和的数据库理论入门书。Ralph Kimball 和 Margy Ross 的《数据仓库工具箱》（The Data Warehouse Toolkit）——即便你做的是 OLTP 业务，了解一下也大有裨益…
Lex de Haan and Toon Koppelaars, Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals -- a fairly gentle introduction to database theory starting with logic & discrete math Ralph Kimball and Margy Ross, The Data Warehouse Toolkit -- even if you're in an OLTP context, it's useful to know…
de Haan 和 Koppelaars 写的《数据库专业人员应用数学》（Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals）非常值得一读，特别是如果你还没学过离散数学的话。
de Haan & Koppelaars' _Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals_ is well worth your time, especially if you haven't studied discrete math yet.
非常清晰。我发现对范式化（normalization）最透彻详尽的解释就出自 APress 出版的一本书——《数据库专业人员应用数学》（Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals）。顺便问句，你们课程里讲到 4NF 和 5NF 了吗？依我看，6NF 几乎一辈子都用不上。
Very clear. I found that the met comprehensive explanation of normalization was in an APress book, Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals. Incidentally, did you cover 4NF and 5NF in the course? IMO, you'll almost never need 6NF.
我不得不说，关于计算机科学数学，我生平最喜欢的书其实是 APress 出版的《数据库专业人员应用数学》（Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals）。它让我对逻辑学、集合论有了极其透彻的理解，并纠正了我之前以为“关系型数据库来源于 ER 图”的错误认知 :-)
I have to say that my favourite book ever on Computer Science Mathematics is actually Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals, by APress. It gave me an extremely thorough understanding of logic, set theory, and disabused me of my incorrect notion that relational databases were because of ER diagrams :-)