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    Advice for beginners in calculus

    Thanks Sankaku for your insight. The reference links you have suggested look helpful. I am not sure though if my school offers classes on proof, but I have a book on proofs by "Vellemen" which has had nice reviews. So I guess if I have to do good in linear algebra, I will have to be thorough...
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    Advice for beginners in calculus

    TylerH, I have not had a chance to listen to the lecture by MIT, but when I was trying to figure out what I need to do to prepare myself for this switch in my major, I came across it as a great resource for self studies. It is the same way I reached this forum and boy am I happy, you guys have...
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    Advice for beginners in calculus

    Thanks Mathwarrior, I will definitely remember wat you have mentioned. having a clear thought and concepts is very important in maths.
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    Advice for beginners in calculus

    You have been great help TylerH. Thanks for the link. If you prefer online resources you might want to consider "MIT open courseware" too. They have some good classes for every subject uploaded online and for free...my 2 cents I hope you are enjoying calculus II...I am myself eagerly waiting to...
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    Advice for beginners in calculus

    Thanks TylerH, You have added a new perspective with your point on DEs. I will definitely consider it. Your schedule for taking the courses sounds very sensible to me. But like I said with limited funding for 18 credits in a year, I might study precalculus at home and reimburse for tuition for...
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    Advice for beginners in calculus

    I had an introductory class of Biostatistics during my masters...it was all about chi square, t-test, analysis of variance, Kaplan Meier survival analysis. But if I have to study at doctoral level I am expected to study in detail about these tests where they would use various algebraic...
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    Advice for beginners in calculus

    Thanks lisab, That certainly sounds perfect. It's very important to start any subject with correct concepts. I am glad you guys have made everything crystal clear for me.
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    Advice for beginners in calculus

    Hello Chiro, Thank you for your wholesome reply. The things that you have mentioned is what I had in my mind when I was going through various forums. As of now starting this fall, I am planning to take following courses for the next one year- Calculus 1 - 4 credits Calculus 2- 4 credits...
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    Advice for beginners in calculus

    Thank you for your guidance. This will definitely give me an idea how to go about things when studying Math and calculus. Like you said, I will also move this post to academic guidance forum
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    Advice for beginners in calculus

    Hey Micromass, Thanks for the quick reply. As of now I am not sure what are the contents of introduction to statistics but will find out from the school where i intend to study. It is a 3 credit course and all i know currently is that it has no prerequisites. Do you think I should wait for all...
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    Advice for beginners in calculus

    Hello Guys, I am a rookie to this forum and need some guidance in studying calculus. I am a medical graduate and master in epidemiology but will be enrolling for doctoral studies in epidemiology. I wish to take more of biostatistical courses and out of my interest I am contemplating to take...