1.8. Using This Book

In this section, I suggest how, in my opinion, you'll get the most out of this book.

1.8.1. Navigating the Material

I've tried to introduce topics in a logical order, but also to accommodate those readers who will want to skip directly to topics that are of interest. While I'd recommend taking everything in the order presented, you should be able to jump to any chapter, or any major topic within a chapter, and find what you need in that fashion. Within individual topics, you'll find that reading from top to bottom and left to right is absolutely essential for comprehension.

I've tried to make liberal use of tables and boxed material, especially near the beginning of each chapter to call out summary information about the material ...

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