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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to micromass's post in the thread Calculus Is there a good book to self study calculus? with
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to danR's post in the thread Thomas Calculus 11th Ed: Thorough & Easy to Follow with Like.
Non-standard analysis did not put calculus on a rigorous footing, I think you mean the quasi-infinitesimals of the hyperreals, which I...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to mathwonk's post in the thread Thomas Calculus 11th Ed: Thorough & Easy to Follow with Like.
I am not an historical expert but have read a few old sources. It is easy to have arguments about when calculus started, since people...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to mathwonk's post in the thread Thomas Calculus 11th Ed: Thorough & Easy to Follow with Like.
well in the case of thomas, the book has been considered the standard for over 40-50 years. In that amount of time however Thomas has...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to mathwonk's post in the thread Linear Algebra How hard is this Linear Algebra textbook? with Like.
It strikes me that Strang's formulaic presentation, "these are the 4 fundamental subspaces!, here are their properties!," may help many...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to mathwonk's post in the thread Linear Algebra How hard is this Linear Algebra textbook? with Like.
Well after reading Strang's preface to his 5th edition of his book, I feel like sort of a jerk for trashing his books. He is so...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to MidgetDwarf's post in the thread Linear Algebra How hard is this Linear Algebra textbook? with Like.
I believe his textbooks are popular because he teaches at MIT, and his video lectures have a high view count. I agree with Mathwonk, and...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to MidgetDwarf's post in the thread Calculus Best Calculus book for self-study - Choosing between 3 with Like.
It does suck compared to the older editions of Thomas Calculus with Analytical Geometry. Thomas was the standard calculus book in use...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to micromass's post in the thread Calculus Best Calculus book for self-study - Choosing between 3 with Like.
I'm going to suggest a fourth book: Keisler's calculus. https://www.math.wisc.edu/~keisler/calc.html (free) This book takes the...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to micromass's post in the thread Insights How to Self-Study Calculus - Comments with Like.
It doesn't compare at all with these books. They are very different. First of all, Boas does not cover single variable calculus. It...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to Studiot's post in the thread Linear Algebra Textbook like George Simmons with Like.
But often much cheaper second hand or even sometimes discounted new. You don't need the latest and (not always) greatest edition for an...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to bacte2013's post in the thread Refer me to a book of calculus to clear the basic concepts with Like.
George F. Simmons' Calculus with Analytic Geometry will suit your need as the explanations are clear and quite basic.
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to MidgetDwarf's post in the thread Help me use my library of textbooks to form a study plan with Like.
Topology uses ideas of analysis. So they benefit each other. The topology book will introduce you to ideas of open/closed sets, compact...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to MidgetDwarf's post in the thread Help me use my library of textbooks to form a study plan with Like.
A nice intro to Topology is the topology book written by Simmons. It was recommended to me by Mathwonk, and I covered most of the book...
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TThe_Eternal_Observer reacted to MidgetDwarf's post in the thread Intro Math Learning Mathematical Problem Solving with Like.
JUst work through am algebra book and stop overthinking. Start doing instead of thinking.