Review of the German edition: \"The whole book bears the clear signature of the author, at least for those who know him. This includes precision and a sense of the whole as well as the detail. The author\'s enthusiasm for the material to be conveyed cannot be overlooked. Accompanied with the appropriate pace and high conciseness, it is an excellent source for teaching the fundamentals of mathematics to computer scientists.\" Prof. Dr Juraj Hromkovic, ETH Zurich