Niall,
This is a very kind,
and I believe (maybe it's only hopeful belief) a very accurate depiction of
what the book is. I have read Hawking's note to which you refer. Honestly, I
included the formulas for two reasons:
1)
To communicate the
relationships of trace lines to each other would have been virtually
impossible to do economically with words. I really don't know how I would have
done it, since there are so many necessary references to the central e ~ c +
sum(ela) equation.
2)
In the queueing
chapter, I believe I needed to show people my work. Otherwise, I don't know
how they could have confirmed or refuted my statements...
[Shrek]
oh how the last one brings back
memories of teachers yelling at me "yes that's the right answer, but you have
to show your work!" and me saying "but that's the only answer that
fits!"... i lost every time.;-) and i got bad math grades
too.;-)
not having read the book yet, i
for one, am glad you did show the work even if it is hard to follow. i
like authors who don't think the reader has the lights on but no one's
home.;-)
--
Bill "Shrek" Thater ORACLE
DBA
"I'm going to work my ticket if I can..." -- Gilwell
song
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O'Toole's commentary on Murphy's Law: Murphy was an
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