On 9/3/22 23:12, Richard Knoppow wrote:
Just because this is relevant to something I am studying, I? find it helpful to have more than one book on anything I am trying to learn. Simply because one author is apt to leave something out or be confusing.? ?I have? been studying the history of wireless/radio. Actually a long standing interest.? In the last few weeks I have read three books and will re read a couple of others.? One of the books I just finished glosses over some stuff but I knew it from other sources. However he so added some details that were new to me so there is something to be gained from multiple sources.? ?I am long retired from -hp- and also have a healthy respect for R&S. Get both books unless they are a fortune.
I've always done the same thing with most technical subjects. Algorithms is a favorite example. I have at least a dozen books on algorithms by different authors. There's a significant amount of overlap in the specific algorithms they cover, but different authors explain things very differently, and I find that I gain a more thorough understanding when I read similar material written in different ways or from different points of view.
Of course the downside is a library of 1300+ books, but really, I don't have any problem with that. :)
-Dave
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