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Our first kid had Giancoli, and did not have a warm relationship with it, Ap Physics 1 was 4. Next year he had HRK and loved it, had 5 on both exams, though it was more self paced. He did not had any exams/assignments etc like in his calculus class. Now, our second is learning Physics 1 with...

If it's for high school, why not take AoPS? https://artofproblemsolving.com/store/book/intro-geometry

No, it will be a proof-based course; he also took a year-long proof-based course, so he likes this part of math much more. Thanks for mentioning it, I will look for the correct one on manifolds.

Thanks for the advice. I have printed all of them (except for Hubbard), and I hope he will make a decision closer to August. He will have a rigorous course on Diff Geometry in the summer, so I hope it will help with Spivak.

Thanks for clarifying it, now I understand what you meant. Then, he will look at Munkres and Apostol. That's a life-long love! I wish he had time in the summer to go through it.

Thanks for mentioning that! Otherwise, I would buy the wring books. Is that one for MVC? https://www.amazon.com/Calculus-Manifolds-Approach-Classical-Theorems/dp/0805390219/?tag=pfamazon01-20 But it's only 162 pages.

Do you mean calculus by Spivak? I need him to understand the subject - to pass the exam he is supposed to do, Thomas, but he wants more (and last year Thomas was a torture), but I am thinking of having him take the licatures, not do homework on Thomas, and do Spivak and Marsden and do exams. As...

Thanks a lot! I have it - what do you like about it? The kid loves OTIS - is doing the problems right now.

It's nice to see you here! That's good news for me - I like to read old posts on welltainedmind, they show a lot of hints and paths on how to homeschool, especially in the subjects I am completely clueless, and since we have three more kids to go, I am grateful for the opportunity to ask your...

Mathwonk, thanks a lot for the detailed response. Yes, you are correct - I have already made a decision about the calculus books, but he is having a class right now. The teacher advised to take Spivak. Considering that the teacher is a God to him, he wants to do Spivak, and because Spivak is...

Could you help me understand the difference between both editions and which one would be less confusing and more comfortable for self learning for a 11th grader? He will combine it with Spivak. Thanks for your help!

Could you recommend a good introductory book into Astronomy/Astrophysics but that is capable to prepare for Astronomy Olympiad? We have Karttunen and Salvati at home. Are they enough? Thanks!

I would use Beast Academy and then AOPS - beastacademy.com and artofproblemsolving.com

Thanks! It sounds very interesting, I have never heard about it.

Do you know if the except students from US? I see that only UK students apply, but in the tuition fees, they mention about non-UK students. Thanks for help!