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wasoxygen  ·  2944 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Help me learn new things! – Chaos Theory

That's just what I am confused about. I think a month and five books should be more than enough to gain an appreciation for such a broad and accessible subject (for differential equations it might be another story -- I was pretty well lost after a month of class).

The dismissal of The Information as merely "sciency" but not sufficiently academic is understandable, but not "boring." It was a bestseller and won several awards and honors, and is full of great stories on a variety of subjects.