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Recently, knowing that I don't understand a lot of geometry and trigonometry stuff finally pissed me off, so I started re-learning math from scratch. Surprisingly, I found myself interested in discovering how all those things work and what they actually mean. Now I got a reading plan, but still have some questions about calculus. I studied it in high school and had a course in university, but was only good at calculating derivatives.
From what I've read here, it seems like starting with these books:
But I'm having a hard time working out Courant's "Introduction to Calculus" place here. Should it be in the beginner's part of list or right after it? Is it worthwhile reading just 1st vol. (or a whole series) considering I'm definitely going to read those three books I mentioned above?
Also, do you think Comenetz and Thomas will provide enough background for such linear algebra books as:
From what I've read here, it seems like starting with these books:
- "Calculus: The Elements" by Comenetz
- "Calculus and Analytic Geometry (9th Edition)" by Thomas, Finney
- "Calculus" by Spivak
But I'm having a hard time working out Courant's "Introduction to Calculus" place here. Should it be in the beginner's part of list or right after it? Is it worthwhile reading just 1st vol. (or a whole series) considering I'm definitely going to read those three books I mentioned above?
Also, do you think Comenetz and Thomas will provide enough background for such linear algebra books as:
- "Linear algebra" by Friedberg, Insel, Spence
- "Linear algebra" by Serge Lang
- "Linear algebra" by Hoffman, Kunze
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