A typical old school textbook. Published the same year I was born, intended for engineering vocational schools. It's dry and straightforward. There ar...moreA typical old school textbook. Published the same year I was born, intended for engineering vocational schools. It's dry and straightforward. There are exercises in each chapter with answers to the odd numbered problems in the back. My only complaint is that, I swear, the very first answer for the first chapter is wrong. It really crushed my enthusiasm for doing the exercises.(less)