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TeMPOraLtoday at 7:56 AM1 replyview on HN

No. It's code for the thickest, densest book on the subject that you're ever gonna not read, as it actually assumes you're experienced in the subject and goes into everything except intro level topics.

See e.g. Petzold, et al.


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mr_mitmtoday at 8:09 AM

I'm getting flashbacks to Spivak, who wrote a 2000 page "introduction" to differential geometry.

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