It is better, in a sense
It is better, in a sense, than many contemporary textbooks. The bad part is that John Q. Public would not know that, but it is overpoweringly obvious to me, because of my PhD background in physics.<br /><br />I.e. a bit too advanced for the layman, but I found it so good that I sent it to a fellow researcher as a desk reference.
Rating: 5 stars