MHB Finding the Right Calculus Book for an Electrical Engineering Student

[paulmdrdo1]

what calculus book/author can you recommend for an electrical engineering student?

 

[Sudharaka]

what calculus book/author can you recommend for an electrical engineering student?

Hi paulmdrdo, :)

It depends on what level of calculus material you are looking for. However for a book which is not difficult to understand and lots of solved problems I would recommend,

Schaum's Outline of Advanced Calculus, Third Edition (Schaum's Outline Series): Robert Wrede, Murray Spiegel: 9780071623667: Amazon.com: Books

 

[paulmdrdo1]

I need calculus book that explains concepts thoroughly and have proofs but in an UN-intimidating approach.(Nerd)

 

[Ackbach]

Your two conditions of "for an electrical engineering student" and "have proofs but in an UN-intimidating approach" are a little contradictory. That's not your fault, but the fault of many electrical engineering students, who care nothing for proofs. My standard recommendation is Calculus: An Intuitive and Physical Approach, by Morris Kline. He has great explanations, and great applications. He is a true teacher. It is not the most rigorous book on the planet, but that wasn't his goal in writing it.

A bit more proof-heavy would be my favorite current standard book, which is Stewart's Calculus: Early Transcendentals. It's a solid text, and has everything you need.