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Title: Warning to the Uninitiated
Review: This book should not be used for dydactic purposes. As I have stated empathically for the second edition, this book (now even in revision) fails to teach. Though the book presents an admirable breadth of topics, it should not be considered a classic. The author frequently omits vital steps, and there are simply too few examples. Unless the reader has previously been exposed to the material, reading and understanding is a torturously onerous task and a waste of time.The problems are usually challenging but occasionally a bit tedious. It seems to me that the use of Jackson as a standard text book is a bit akin to the use of wooden paddles in fraternity ceremonies. The professors got wacked and so must the next generation of uninitiates.
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