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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to smodak's post in the thread Self teaching Calculus for physics? with
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Look no further than No bullshit guide to math and physics by Savov or for a quick intro look at Quick Calculus: A Self-Teaching Guide -
TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to symbolipoint's post in the thread Algebra Looking for a good College algebra book with Like.
Excuse me/us. The meaning of named courses might be different according to region or culture. A way to know what is the content of a...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to mathwonk's post in the thread The Best Textbooks for Self-Study Thread with Like.
i prefer sergei treil's linear algebra done wrong, free download on his website, to axler's "...done right"...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to verty's post in the thread Calculus Thomas Calculus 3rd edition vs 9th edition with Like.
There's some mixed messages here. Working backwards like this is good, it usually has the right result: you learn the prerequisite...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to smodak's post in the thread Calculus Rigorous calculus textbooks from intro to advanced with Like.
Simmons (avoid the first edition)
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to micromass's post in the thread Analysis How is "Advanced Calculus" by Loomis/Sternberg? with Like.
I think there are several reasons why Rudin is so popular 1) Good and difficult problems. Sure, a lot of books have better problems. But...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to bacte2013's post in the thread Analysis How is "Advanced Calculus" by Loomis/Sternberg? with Like.
Is there a reason why Rudin-PMA is very popular among many professors? The books (Pugh, Shilov, and Hoffman) that I am reading alonside...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to micromass's post in the thread Analysis How is "Advanced Calculus" by Loomis/Sternberg? with Like.
That is because Rudin is actually not really high quality. It's just popular.
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to bacte2013's post in the thread Analysis How is "Advanced Calculus" by Loomis/Sternberg? with Like.
Dear Professor Mathwonk, Thank you very much for detailed advice once again. I also agree with you about Lang's books (although I only...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to mathwonk's post in the thread Analysis How is "Advanced Calculus" by Loomis/Sternberg? with Like.
In general Lang's books are poorly organized globally but often read quite well locally. They consist of separately written chapters or...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to bacte2013's post in the thread Analysis How is "Advanced Calculus" by Loomis/Sternberg? with Like.
I just want to let you know that I found Courant's three-volume sets (currently focusing on the Volume I) and Pugh's Real Mathematical...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to mathwonk's post in the thread Analysis How is "Advanced Calculus" by Loomis/Sternberg? with Like.
i just look at them myself rather than, or after, asking other people. a relevant story: long ago as a grad student i understood my...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to mathwonk's post in the thread Analysis How is "Advanced Calculus" by Loomis/Sternberg? with Like.
books i recommend include spivak's calculus, apostol's calculus, courant's calculus, spivak's calculus on manifolds, wendell fleming's...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to mathwonk's post in the thread Analysis How is "Advanced Calculus" by Loomis/Sternberg? with Like.
L&S is a very abstract treatment of differential calculus in Banach spaces and on manifolds, and treats integration in finite dimensions...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to brocks's post in the thread Calculus Anton Calculus vs Stewart Calculus for HS Students with Like.
If you read this forum for a while, you will see that there is a fairly small number of prolific posters, who always give the same...