Thinking about getting a book for Christmas, however, I have trouble with a basic learning concept.

[Meatpuppet]

The book: [url]http://www.amazon.com/dp/0122290631/?tag=stackoverfl08-20[/url]

A [I]lot[/I] of people have recommended this book to me, and I think it's the next logical step in my learning process so far. But there's one problem; the book is entirely based on math and words, with some pseudocode. I lack the mental processes to convert algorithms and the like into actual code, but when the code is shown to me I know exactly what it's doing and it's stuff that I have learned before. That's why I struggle with implementing a lot of things from the internet (if you've seen my previous posts on using perlin noise you would know how dumb I am). Does anyone have any resources for learning how to actually be efficient in learning from methods and algorithms? I think that once I'm able to this, I will be be able to do a lot more with my knowledge thus far. If anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated. If I'm just being stupid and I just have to be more experienced and knowledgeable in the API I'm using to implement this book's material, then please tell me.

[SashaWolf]

[QUOTE=Meatpuppet;38808898]If I'm just being stupid and I just have to be more experienced and knowledgeable in the API I'm using to implement this book's material, then please tell me.[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't say being stupid, but you might need to learn more about your chosen language. I have had problems similar to yours in the past, so I know where you are coming from.

Why not also pick up a book on algorithms? That might help.