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Re:Ten Lessons I Wish I Had Learned Before Teaching Differen... by starcraft2wol on Monday November 13, 2023 @09:47AM (#38250701)
> people continue to find new and better ways to explain and illustrate concepts

I strongly disagree. All the best math and CS books I have are old.

New books about old topics tend to be less informed about the context and core ideas that led to their development.

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Re:Ten Lessons I Wish I Had Learned Before Teaching Differen... by da39a3ee on Monday November 13, 2023 @11:48AM (#38252214)
Then you are objectively wrong. Look at Grant Sanderson's explanation of introductory Linear Algebra. Very obviously it adds something good to complement the best paper textbooks on the subject.
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