It is always a delight to read a book written by someone who knows what he is writing about, and who writes well. This textbook is a perfect example. I do, however, doubt that many undergraduate students will master it all, whether they follow a three or four year undergraduate course. If they take a specialist Masters’ course subsequently, they will probably need to obtain several more specialist texts to supplement this one. Going into a second, enlarged, edition demonstrates at least two things: firstly, that the original edition was a success; and secondly, that the Author has found and...

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