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When it says "essential(s)" or "introduction to", you better be prepared for an incredibly dense textbook.
by cinntaile 1y ago
When it says "essential(s)" or "introduction to", you better be prepared for an incredibly dense textbook.
- stackbutterflow 1y ago"What everyone needs to know about coding theory and how to become better at it" -> Each chapter starts with a personal anecdote and everything is repeated 3 times in 3 different ways. Lots of reassuring words that it's ok if you don't get it right away but trust the author that it will all make sense by the end of the book. "Essential of coding theory" -> University lecture with real world analogies for the students. "Coding theory (5th Edition)" -> Doorstopper. Mostly formulas and proofs. The text gives no clue of who and when.
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- nicklaf 1y agoMathematics texts with titles that would mislead a beginner who naïvely takes words such as "basic" and "elementary" at face value are a bit of a running joke, particularly when you go past the undergraduate level. Just look, for example, at the table of contents to André Weil's "Basic" Number Theory book: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-61945-8#toc https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-61945-8#toc