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> I would argue that if you’re going to use an LLM to make Rudin easier to understand, you are not learning how to absorb difficult material, nor are you learning analysis efficiently.

I would argue that if he can solve the problems on his own, without LLM assistance, than he has mastered it.

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That may be, but my point stands. It is neither learning to absorb difficult material nor efficient.

The same could be said for someone taking a university course where Rudin is the textbook, and they rely on the professor/TA to help them understand the book.

This is needlessly nitpicky. The stark reality is that the majority of undergrad math majors do not achieve what this person has merely be reading Rudin (assuming he is actually solving most/all the problems).

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