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Thanks guys, But I've heard that James Stewart Calculus is not good for self-study, and is more of a plug-n-chug book. Calculus Made Easy is also too superficial for understanding Calculus. How about the books mentioned above in my original post?

I've been searching for a good book on Calculus that is great for self-study, and at the same time, walks the reader through the WHY behind the math. I am farely upset at how today's educational institutions teach math as plug-n-chug subject without walking the students through the underlying...

Thank you Micromass for your thoughtful suggestion! I'll be sure to check it out! In the mean time, I saw a book called Calculus: An Intuitive and Physical Approach by Morris Kline. Have you heard of this book? Reviews say that it explains calculus in a very intuitive approach and is good for...

Hey Everyone, I am extremely glad to have found and joined the physicsforums community, and look forward to working and learning from others who share my enthusiasm. I'm currently enrolled in Precalculus, but find the class to be a little slow and really scripted towards teaching students the...