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I'm about to buy Michael Spivak's Calculus book sight unseen (no bookstores here have it--will be ordering online) and was hoping someone could clarify it for me.
When people discuss the rigour of it, will it give proof of common theorems and features of Calculus? Or does it presuppose the reader has a decent (or at least introductory) knowledge of Calculus already and skip over many things like the chain rule, quotient rule, etc?
I have been introduced to Calculus and want to learn more, but also retrace my steps and learn the "how" not just "plug your numbers in" :)
Additionally, how strong should your Algebra be for this book?
Cheers,
When people discuss the rigour of it, will it give proof of common theorems and features of Calculus? Or does it presuppose the reader has a decent (or at least introductory) knowledge of Calculus already and skip over many things like the chain rule, quotient rule, etc?
I have been introduced to Calculus and want to learn more, but also retrace my steps and learn the "how" not just "plug your numbers in" :)
Additionally, how strong should your Algebra be for this book?
Cheers,