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by jonlawlor 3729 days ago
His book "Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers" is brilliant, his work included information theory, sampling, and running bell labs during its most productive time. He wasn't a professor, he was a giant.
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I also very much recommend "The Art of Doing Science and Engineering", which is mostly philosophical but has quite a few partial differential equations in it.

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