Could anyone please suggest a nice book for Engineering Mathematics

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For first-semester Engineering Mathematics, recommendations often include checking with professors for specific texts mandated for the course. A commonly suggested book is Stewart, known for its clear explanations and ample examples, making it suitable for beginners. Another option is Spivak, which is more advanced and assumes prior knowledge of calculus, focusing on fundamentals of analysis and proofs. While Spivak may not appeal to everyone, it has been well-received by those with a strong math background. The discussion emphasizes the importance of aligning book choices with the specific engineering discipline, in this case, Mechanical Engineering.
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Could anyone please suggest a nice book for Engineering Mathematics for the first semester?
 
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What discipline in engineering? Mechanical, Electrical, ...

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supreabajaj said:
Could anyone please suggest a nice book for Engineering Mathematics for the first semester?

They usually recommend / mandate one. If you can hold still for another week or two, you should be finding out shortly. If not, you could always try e-mailing the prof teaching the course and find out (though they usually have this available in the bookstore most places, organized by either prof or section). If it's just for your own self-interest, you could try Stewart (good explanations, IMO, and decent amount of examples).

There's also Spivak, but that presumes you already know calculus, and takes you through the fundamentals of analysis and proofs (and sort of requires you to do everything to 'journey through' a development of basic calculus and mathematical axioms). I didn't enjoy that so much, but several of my friends / classmates (who were at least honours math majors, and now either Math graduate students, lawyers, or, in one case, a prof in mathematics) did.
 


Thanks... I am in Mechanical Engineering.
 

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