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That's interesting. I guess 'obnoxious' is pretty subjective, but which part did you find 'hand-wavy'? The parts I've read have been quite rigorous.
by crntaylor 14y ago
That's interesting. I guess 'obnoxious' is pretty subjective, but which part did you find 'hand-wavy'? The parts I've read have been quite rigorous.
- xxpor 14y agoI don't think hand wavy was exactly the right way to describe it, more like flippant.
- xxpor 14y agoAlso, some examples of what I found objectionable: * Abstract algebra, topology (local and global) folds into a useful, intuitive toolset for ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations, be they linear or nonlinear. (This annoying to read be they construction is used multiple times) * Abstract algebra, topology, and algebraic topology aren’t vacuous constructs built for useless mental masturbation by “pure” mathematicians; the study of differential equations is more than a study of botany.