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Comment author: XiXiDu 09 April 2012 09:47:08AM 1 point [-]

Have you ever tried to read a math textbook that cherishes being short and concise? They're nigh unreadable unless you already know everything in them.

Tried Mathematics 1001? Only $16.13 at Amazon.

Comment author: [deleted] 09 April 2012 02:41:20PM 1 point [-]

I think that illustrates the point actually; the topics in that book either do not have much of an inferential distance or as the description you link to says "The more advanced topics are covered in a sketchy way". Serge Lang's Algebra on the other hand...

Comment author: orthonormal 09 April 2012 11:44:03PM 0 points [-]

Funny, Serge Lang's Algebra was one of my mental examples. (Also see: anything written by Lars Hörmander.)

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