Reviews for Introduction To Classical Mathematics I, From The Quadratic Reciprocity Law To The Uniformation Theorem, Vol. 1

The average rating for Introduction To Classical Mathematics I, From The Quadratic Reciprocity Law To The Uniformation Theorem, Vol. 1 based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-09-06 00:00:00 Grant Lewandoski This book was very difficult to read, despite the author's claim about no previous training. It presents formulas without providing intuitive reasoning. I did learn why conventional statistical methods assume normal distribution, which I didn't from other books. It's because even a slight deviation from the normal curve can change the probability distribution, upon which most of the important tests like the t test and ANOVA depend. A contaminated normal curve has higher probabilities at the extremes, so for a hypothesis test to be significant (say, p <) .05, it would require a larger critical value. But later chapters were too tedious. Now, if only I could get an intuitive account of newer methods and the flaws of conventional methods.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-03-25 00:00:00 Josiah Grimmitt Skimmed the last sections. Interesting, but I had read most of it in some way or another in other places