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[QUOTE="MidgetDwarf, post: 6011966, member: 536423"] Alonso and Finn University Physics. A book forgotten in the US, but used in other parts of the world. Concise explanations and diagrams are meaningful. Ie., the pages are not cluttered with pictures like most of todays physics book. Diagrams are drawn clearly and well explained. Everything is derived from first principle. Problems can be challenging. Derivations are clear. The real gem is part 2 and part 3. Topics are introduced that are usually covered in upper division courses. This book is below Klepner and Kolenkow, but can prepare you for upper division books of the that ilk. Calculus is highly emphasized at the beginning. Majority of intro physics books in mechanics, do not use calculus extensively. [URL]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006BNQDG/?tag=pfamazon01-20[/URL] Also purchase another introductory book to reference. Maybe Giancoli Physics for Scienties and Engineers or Serway Physics. Always choose the older editions. Much cheaper, and practically the same. Edwin E. Moise : Calculus. Much easier than Spivak/Apostol/Courant. Everything is motivated carefully. Great precise, clear, and informative writing. Explains things like the well ordering principle, the power and motivation behind the Mean Value Theorem. Fields and their axioms are explained. Explains what a parabolic sector is, and how Archimedes approached the area of a curve. Logirithmic functions and their integrals are constructed and well defined. Explains sequences and series very well.Mathematically correct derivation of arc length, most modern calculus book that have a proof of this are incorrect. Great place to learn to think mathematically. Great balance between theory and application. Reminds of a gentler Courant Calculus. [URL]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000L3UO2A/?tag=pfamazon01-20[/URL] Stewart Calculus. It's more towards engineers and very generic. Use it as a problems book. [URL]https://www.amazon.com/dp/0538497815/?tag=pfamazon01-20[/URL] Thomas Calculus 3rd ed. Mathwonk wrote a great summary of the books strengths. More of an applied approach, but a goody. I learned Calculus from this book. [URL]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GMPZBGA/?tag=pfamazon01-20[/URL]I recommend that you read Moise as the main book, and supplement it with Thomas. If Moise is too hard, you can use Thomas, and later do Moise. This should be enough for now. [/QUOTE]
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