Can I Teach Myself Calculus? Looking for Resources and Recommendations

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In summary, the conversation centers around the topic of teaching oneself calculus and finding a forum for discussing math and related interests. The poster also mentions their love for archaeology and ancient anthropology and asks for recommendations on books or links for learning calculus. Some other members welcome the poster and recommend books for reading, but also express their dislikes for certain classic books.
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pease
just googled "teaching yourself calculus" and this was first site to pop up.. Been looking for an educated forum for a while anyways

:yuck:


seems like a good place to converse and ask questions, as math has always been my strong point. Can't stand the sheer amount of school for a Phd, though...so I'm in computer science :confused: ...starting to really hate it ..
...was drooling over http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumapunku" for a while...walls nearly as hard as diamond, perfectly cut lines! estimated over 15,000 years old O_O...for all us crazies to consider. . and discovering my real love is archaeology and ancient anthropology, but not really sure if it melds with math too much.. Speaking of...


also...just finished Ahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz" -- if anyone's into apocalyptic scenarios...Okay, there's my contribution for the day, interested in reading responses

oh yeah, calculus...it's on my bucket list -- at least have to take a crack at it, any links or book titles would be nice :)) Keep in mind I don't buy data
 
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Hi pease! Welcome to PF, I hope you like it here.
 
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Welcome to PF pease. You should be able to make a lot of new friends here with similar interests.
 
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Welcome to PF. Beware. There be nerds about.
 
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protonchain said:
Welcome to PF. Beware. There be nerds about.

...they walk among us...
 
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pease said:
also...just finished Ahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz" -- if anyone's into apocalyptic scenarios...Okay, there's my contribution for the day, interested in reading responses
Wow. I read that ... mmm ... 30 years ago, at the behest of my older brother. Could not stand it. But I persevered (I think. I don't know if I finished it, but I know I read a lot more of it than I wanted to.) I guess I didn't really realize it was a classic.

You should be warned, I couldn't make my way through any of the Dune books either. I tried sooo hard.

Also, Foundation. You know how you say "this is a classic movie" and someone else watahces it at your recommendation, and they don't have the same experience? That's me with Foundation.
 
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I found intriguing the following:

"They Wrote on Clay" by Edward Chiera (in used condition, but not outdated).

The enigmatic clay seals of the Indus River Valley Civilization (never out of date):biggrin:.
 

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