course of pure math

cicih

Guys ..i have a plan to learn calculus and ive heard g.h Hardy book:a course of pure math is good for beginner ,and ive heard a lot of good things too about this book ..so guys ? its true ? anyone who have had experience with this book so please tell me ..just make an agreement,or disagree about this ..or you guys can make a review about this book,anything i would very appreciate.. thanx

for information i want for self study because im interesting in math and maybe for my career (i have been considering to be an engineer) ..tHanx again -love

jbunniii

It's a nice book albeit a bit old-fashioned, e.g., sequences are referred to as "functions of an integer variable" and doesn't have much in the way of applications, so it may not be the best choice if want a basis for engineering. For that purpose I would recommend taking a look at Courant and John's "Introduction to Calculus and Analysis, Volume 1." This book is both mathematically rigorous and full of interesting applications.

thrill3rnit3

If you're just learning calculus, then I'd suggest getting a general calc textbook such as Thomas' or Stewart's book.

snipez90

I'm reading through Courant right now and it's quite good. I can now see why others have recommended it in the place of Spivak.