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^^ actually nevermind i was thinking of the ams books, they look kind of similar

Yeah, its pretty much just springer books. But A LOT of popular books are springer books the old 'studies in logic' books are yellow, there's a special place in my heart for that series Some of the newer springer books are blue... ?

Another thing to point out is that "inquiry based" means "slow", which usually clashes with expansive knowledge.

I haven't read this book but it looks like a good shot. Pólya was very interested in mathematics education; whether that translates to a good text remains to be seen. There is another problem book with a similar title, subscript advanced calculus of the real line i think, which i have read. It...

I'm at Stony brook and I know we have a center for computational biology. Not sure if they do what you're interested in but worth a look.

Don't be scared of mathematics! It's actually fun :) My mindset reccomendation not to learn mathematics just because you need it for physics, but to learn it because you enjoy it. A good place to start is with logic and set theory since they are fundamental in the workings of modern...

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^this advice is good. Never underestimate the effect that your physical state has on your mindYou should think strongly about why you chose a physics major and what your plans are. Where do you want to go in life? This is a deep and difficult question, so a certain answer is definitely not...

Why don't you talk to your professor? The person teaching the class will know best what is required. Also since you don't have the prerequisites you will probably need to ask their permission anyways

What response were you expecting?

I can't comment very specifically about spivak but i remember there being like a hundred pages of preliminaries which covered like induction, set theory etc... I think that these are the neccesary and often unstated prerequisites for analysis. i think that working through the entire book would...

I think those books look good. I haven't read them, but they look like they cover a lot of the stuff that is important for analysis. You probably don't have to 'work through the entire book' since you already know calculus but i think spivak has sections on like mathematical foundations that you...

I would probably take calc iv the next semester unless you need it as some sort of prerequisite. Taking a lot of math sometimes isn't as fun as it sounds. I think this looks like a fine 'math heavy' schedule. You could postpone linear algebra and take a distributional class if you wanted. I...

Imo spending $200 on a textbook that isn't required is lunacy :) There are plenty of resources online for learning physics + astrophysics If you really want to buy a text try to find a less expensive one... You would definitely regret buying a $200 book that doesn't work out

Good evening everyone, Over the summer I have been trying to study some extra mathematics to prepare for my next school year, but laziness has impeded my progress :) I would like to know if there is some place on PhysicsForums for "study groups"; say, if several people wanted to study a specific...