How long does it take to read Special Functions?
Special Functions by Earl David Rainville takes about 6 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1960. 365 pages, about 100,375 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Based upon the lectures on special functions which ... (the author has) been giving at the University of Michigan since 1946.".
Subjects: Functions, Functions, Special, Special Functions
