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Title: Out dated
Review: I purchased this book because a student is using it in his parochial school. The young teacher seems to be trying to teach with the instruments and style with which he was taught. I see much better recently updated textbooks. This reminded me of why students have questioned "why do I have to learn this stuff anyway." There is too much early emphasis on linguistic models and computationally trickery which actually suits later concepts. Other books I use have a more modern focus on functions and applications.
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