2 Feb
2010
2 Feb
'10
9:31 a.m.
Mark Spezzano wrote:
I need a text for a newbie.
While the other books suggested are excellent, I think that they would be hard going if you find Barr & Wells difficult. The simplest introduction to the ideas of category theory that I know is "Conceptual Mathematics" by F W Lawvere & S H Schanuel. There are a great many online resources including many good books on category theory. But Barr & Wells is one of the best for application to Computing. ael