What Are the Best Books for Self-Studying Calculus?

[Payton]

i've decided to study calculus on my own; best book for self study?

 

[diligence]

Spivak, "Calculus"
or
Apostol, "Calculus"

 

[HeLiXe]

Hi Payton :) If you're interested in lectures as well, I would recommend Calculus on Thinkwell by professor Ed Burger.

 

[bcrowell]

Keisler, Elementary Calculus: An Infinitesimal Approach
http://www.math.wisc.edu/~keisler/calc.html

 

[Ivan92]

I suggest Calculus by James Stewart. I think any edition is fine.

If you want video lectures MIT, as well as other universities, provide free lectures available in the web and some available for download. For MIT, go here: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-01-single-variable-calculus-fall-2006/

If you want a free resource on Calculus notes, I suggest you go to Paul's Notes. http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/
Under Class Notes, find Calculus.

Good luck :)

 

[Angry Citizen]

Spivak, "Calculus"
or
Apostol, "Calculus"

Unless you're not a hardcore mathematician, in which case I recommend James Stewart's Essential Calculus.