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Title: Strichartz is a blabbering fool (and very fat and bald)
Review: This is the most wordy math text I have ever read. I understand the author's desire to motivate definitions, but it sacrifices utility in the process. Indeed, this is absolutely the worst book to have as a reference. Some of the proofs say something to the effect of : "... as you can see by the diagram, 'such and such' will happen QED."Strichartz, I think, believes he is some type of mathematical philosopher (as is evident by the title "The Way"), and he speaks to the reader in this way. I, for one, feel that this style is not well suited for a math textbook. He tries to awe the reader with the fine points of mathematics, and sacrifices true understanding in the process.I would recommend this book only as a supplement for someone learning analysis, and nothing more.
