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Thanks for the suggestions guys.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

Hello all. I ran a search on the forums, but didn't find anything specific to my query. Does anyone here have a favorite book for self-teaching Calculus? Preferably, the book should have a small refresher for older needed maths before the actual Calculus segment. Thanks for the help.

Wow, go_ducks - we seem to be polar opposites yet share the same exact problem. I'll explain: I have been a poor math student for years, but I had considered myself a hard worker, but just not too bright with the subject matter. In your case, you seem very smart, but you're giving up for...

Ack, of course. That was dumb of me. Oh, okay, I think I understand now. The question itself is composed of it's inverse. I think I'm gunna re-review this just to get a better grasp on how logs transcribe to exponents.

Gib z: I assume because the inverse of exponents is multiplication. Cristo: Thanks for the vote of confidence. I'm very used to math being a frightening topic, but I actually feel pretty good sitting down and getting answers correctly for once! Haha. I'm definitely going to stick around -...

Gotcha. I'm just so slow with this stuff. I feel like, because I can't get it intuitively, I'm going to be for a rude awakening when I get deeper into the book. For example, I can read that "this is just another way to write this" but I have trouble comprehending the mathematical logic behind...

Oh! Haha, thank you so much. It makes sense now. Thanks a ton guys.

Man, I'm not too good at this.. I really appreciate the quick responses, though. I understand the fundmental rule of moving the x to the exponent. However, I'm wondering why b^x suddenly equals e^log(base_e)b^x..

I realize this is too blurry. Let me transcribe it in text. C) e^xlog(base_e)b = e^log(base_e)b^x = b^x D) log(base_e)x/log(base_e)b = log(base_e)(b^log(base_b)x)/log(base_e)b = (log(base_b)x)(log(base_e)b)/log(base_e)b = log(base_b)x

[SOLVED] Help a newbie! Hey everyone. This will be my first post. A little background info: I have a bit of math anxiety due to doing very poorly with it in school despite a bit of effort. I had finished college in May with a degree that required only Statistics. My last year, I had...