Have you ever tried to read a math textbook that cherishes being short and concise? They’re nigh unreadable unless you already know everything in them.
I think that illustrates the point actually; the topics in that book either do not have much of an inferential distance or as the description you link to says “The more advanced topics are covered in a sketchy way”. Serge Lang’s Algebra on the other hand...
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I think that illustrates the point actually; the topics in that book either do not have much of an inferential distance or as the description you link to says “The more advanced topics are covered in a sketchy way”. Serge Lang’s Algebra on the other hand...
Funny, Serge Lang’s Algebra was one of my mental examples. (Also see: anything written by Lars Hörmander.)