> This is hard to understand if you don't have an education in mathematics Right: Sure, some undergraduate math major who has been rushing ahead in math since

> This is hard to understand if you don't have an education in mathematics Right: Sure, some undergraduate math major who has been rushing ahead in math since, say, middle school, could study all of this book, but most of the book is mostly more advanced and/or specialized than undergraduate math majors will encounter. But, yes, it would be wise to regard an undergraduate math major as a nearly necessary prerequisite for the book. In that case, the 70+% of the academic computer science community will have a tough time having math background enough to make good use of this book.