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I had read a different edition of this book for a coursework until a few chapters back, which was available online for free, through none other than Google search. My mind was too shallow to estimate values for bootstrapping, back then. Time to dig.

Condensed. No conic sections. Exercises are fun - problems on a tougher side.

It is one thing to read, but another to keep track of all that is explained, lest it blows out of proportion to understanding in no time. Trees and tables are relatable; grammar from linguistics, and a dash of architecture (which needs revisiting). It would be more enjoyable to create one for a simple high level procedure or refer to another. Ich bin flummoxed.

Answering the How (to read this book):
The book is likely in print (546 pages), possibly available at bookstores. However difficult, the subject matter is pretty straightforward.

Like many others, this book too starts off with vector algebra, calculus with gradients, and then transitions to partial differential equation formulation. Boundary value problems keep coming up.

The Greek letters go all the way to vega. The finite difference method reminds of Newton's method and L-BFGS. Way too many options to keep in mind.

It is difficult to memorize all the sequences and variations - should have paid more attention to Waitzkin videos in Chessmaster. Replaying on a chessboard (as black) and against engines in chess applications (as white) is helpful.

It is interesting that a lot of it initially was farmers trying to insure and ascertain the value of their crops and produce on harvest.