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I quickly became blocked with this book. In equation 2.16, to be exact. I tried to skip some things, but again became blocked at 3.12 I simply lack the necessary background knowledge in math. What should I learn before I try again? What would be the best itinerary?

Justin The equations before 2.16 involve differentiation and continuity, which are introduced early on in the calculus sequence, and rigorously defined in th…moreThe equations before 2.16 involve differentiation and continuity, which are introduced early on in the calculus sequence, and rigorously defined in the study of analysis.

The book is targeted towards scientists, grad students, or "advanced undergraduates," so I think it would be difficult to attempt it without previous university-level math exposure.

I'm taking 3rd year math courses at my University, but this book may be above where I'm at as well. I'll probably read it at some point, when I finish my next stats class that has an emphasis on probability. If I can make sense of the equations I'll let you know.(less)

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In the paragraph 4.5, where the author introduces probability density functions for the first time, I don't understand why he says that a finite number of propositions is all that is needed. In particular, it seems to me that for every real positive number q, the function that he calls G(q) is effectively a new proposition for each q. Am I missing something?

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Haven't read this yet, but will very soon...one question: does it argue in the affirmative that believing something based on abductive logic ("best explanation possible") is in fact reasonable, or is that the opposing view of it?

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