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You don't need calculus before starting linear algebra, however I believe the general consensus is that you take calculus before linear algebra. It would not be smart, however, to try and do differential equations without first learning calculus :P You also don't need linear algebra before you...

Thank you all for the wonderful explanations, that really helped me :)

Homework Statement A 7500-kg rocket blasts off vertically from the launch pad with a constant upward acceleration of 2.25 m/s^2 and feels no appreciable air resistance. When it has reached a height of 525 m, its engines suddenly fail so that the only force acting on it is now gravity. (a)...

Yeah, d/dx[f(g(x))] = f'(g(x))g'(x). My bad, now I got the correct answer of f'(x) = cos x - 6cos^2 x sin x.. I think I used the power rule on 2cos^3 x by mistake before.

Homework Statement Find f'(x) for f(x) = sin x + 2 cos^3 x Homework Equations Other than basic derivative properties and formulas, no. The Attempt at a Solution f'(x) = sin x + 2cos^3 x = cos x - 6sin^2 x The book says the answer is f'(x) = cos x -...

How did you go about learning calculus? Depending on your level, you may find it useful to go back through and work with a book such as Apostol volume 1 in order to see calculus in a more rigorous light. Have you done multivariable calculus yet? What about ordinary differential equations? Linear...

Thank you for those contributions, wisvuze :) Are there any categories for math that anyone would like to see added?

I'm putting together a list to hopefully help those who are seeking a textbook to use. Please feel free to offer suggestions/corrections/etc. I'm starting with math and physics for now but will branch out into other subjects after having a solid foundation. At some point in the future, I hope...

Alright, I'll work through those notes and look for a precalculus course as after looking through a few curriculums for the material covered, it seems to be what I need to know like you had said plus this will obviously allow me to start calculus.

I don't think I was thinking very clearly when I said that this morning... Instead, please tell me how a good plan of attack would be for those notes and any supplementary material you'd recommend if that's what you think would be best :)

@thrill3rnit3: I think I'm looking for more of a textbook based approach rather than lecture based notes style.

Any other recommendations? I'm looking into Gelfands, but would still like to hear some more options...

Would Gelfrands be sufficent for learning algebra 2? My main aim is to get to much higher maths such as calculus and beyond at a much quicker rate.

I'm going to be taking Algebra 2 this semester (even though I should be much further along by now but a teacher screwed up several years ago :( ) and I'd like to get ahead. Can anyone recommend a good textbook for this OTHER than what the class will be using? (I don't know what they'll be using...

That might be a good idea. I do have more than 7 hours a day to spend over the summer on studying these. Do you think that's enough time to do all of them?