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Bill B: That's probably what I'll end up doing. Thanks. I'm hoping this topic also helps others interested in the real computer science, because quite often the phrase 'computer science' is used interchangeably with programming and software development, which is somewhat deceiving. Software...

Bill B, how would you gauge the difficulty of the material in those books? I've heard of and have read reviews about these two books, but I've come to a (possibly hasty) conclusion that they might be alittle too advanced for someone in my situation.

Hi, I'm a prospective computer science student and would like to get a heads-up on some of the courses that I would most likely be taking at a university. Just to make the distinction, I'm not talking about books like "Teach yourself x in x decades" or "practical guide to data structures". I...