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NNadir

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6. Hey, thanks. I'm going to buy the "No Bullshit Guide to Linear Algebra" for my oldest son, the...

Reply to caraher (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 6, 2022, 11:02 PM

Jun 2022

...commie artist, the kid who told me he didn't "need" to take math because he was planning on majoring in Art - which he did (and he has a reputable job) - but who found himself writing code for artists and designers, and spends his time reading Gilbert Strang's texts.

He'll get a kick out of it, and love the Monsanto joke.

(For the record, I've worked with Monsanto people, and believe it or not, many of them care as deeply about the world as anyone else.)

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Mary Boas. [View all] NNadir May 2022 OP

That's an interesting bit of history regarding that particular author. xocetaceans May 2022 #1

My son's MS is in materials science. He's entering a nuclear engineering Ph.D program. NNadir May 2022 #2

That sounds like very cool stuff, though I don't know those subjects myself. xocetaceans May 2022 #3

Well, I did buy the Kreyszig e-book, and briefly scanned through it. NNadir May 2022 #4

I still teach from Boas's text caraher Jun 2022 #5

Hey, thanks. I'm going to buy the "No Bullshit Guide to Linear Algebra" for my oldest son, the... NNadir Jun 2022 #6

I'm sure they do caraher Jun 2022 #7

Oh, I agree. NNadir Jun 2022 #8

Thanks for recommending Boas. Used copies tend to be pricey these days, but I picked up the 3rd ed for $8 at the eppur_se_muova Oct 2025 #9