Concrete Mathematics should not be too hard to understand for someone who understands basic algebra. Most of the topics it covers use nothing more than arithmet

Concrete Mathematics should not be too hard to understand for someone who understands basic algebra. Most of the topics it covers use nothing more than arithmetic and simple logic. That said it is not a good general mathematics book (it is designed as a Computer Science book). A book that will help you - How to think like a Mathematician: http://www.amazon.ca/How-Think-Like-Mathematician-Undergraduate/dp/052171978X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378670300&sr=8-1&keywords=how+to+think+like+a+mathematician http://www.amazon.ca/How-Think-Like-Mathematician-Undergradu...