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shminux comments on Rewiring my Brain: (gentle) Help Appreciated - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: shminux 07 October 2013 06:56:50PM *  1 point [-]

Suggesting Rudin to an engineering or a programming student not already mathematically inclined is like offering a text in metallurgy or forest management to an apprentice lumberjack. They will learn nothing and give up in frustration almost immediately. Stewart calculus is plenty, and in some ways overkill.

Comment author: AnatoliP 08 October 2013 12:44:03AM -2 points [-]

I disagree. There is no point in doing anything if you're not trying to do it right.

Rudin is fundamental, which I find to be the only important thing. He is indeed difficult, but requires no prior knowledge of advanced math.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think it's worth trying.

Comment author: BaconServ 07 October 2013 07:58:54PM 0 points [-]

I tend to jump straight into advanced when I really want to learn.

Comment author: shminux 07 October 2013 08:46:16PM 1 point [-]

Maybe it works for you, but it is certainly not a common approach.

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