<s>[INST] I have a linear algebra textbook that contains 7 chapters.  I am reading the book in a spiral approach, one chapter at a time, and I am currently at chapter 3. I have not taken any linear algebra courses before but I am doing just fine so far because the concepts are building on each other.

However, I have these friend who are struggling with the material.  They are also not experienced with linear algebra before but their approach is different.  They are trying to read the entire textbook from cover to cover in a linear fashion.  Here is their problem:  (1)  They have found a set of theorems and examples that are mentioned starting from chapter 5, that they just don't seem to understand.  (2)  They struggle to see how the examples and theorems relate to the earlier chapters.

I think that my approach (spiral approach) is really helping me out here.  By reading one chapter at a time, I am able to gain a deep understanding of the concepts in that chapter before moving on.  I think that my friends should switch their approach to spiral.  But, I want to convince them that the spiral approach would really be beneficial for them.

Here is my task:  I am supposed to help them see the benefits of using the spiral approach and provide some convincing arguments why they should switch their approaches from linear to spiral.

Here is my question to you:  Can you provide some convincing arguments that I can use to help convince my friends to switch from the linear to the spiral approach?[/INST]