“This text is organized in the "spiral" for learning. A topic… is returned to again and again”

—  Richard Hamming

Methods of Mathematics Applied to Calculus, Probability, and Statistics (1985)
Context: This text is organized in the "spiral" for learning. A topic... is returned to again and again, each time higher up in the spiral. The first time around you may not be completely sure of what is going on, but on the repeated returns to the topic it should gradually become clear. This is necessary when the ideas are not simple but require a depth of understanding...

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American mathematician and information theorist 1915–1998

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