Where can I find helpful resources for Calculus 1, 2, and 3?

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The discussion centers around finding helpful resources for studying Calculus 1, 2, and 3, including lecture videos, books, and online essays. Participants share various platforms and materials they have found useful in their studies.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a desire for additional resources beyond MIT OpenCourseWare and Khan Academy, mentioning their experience with Stewart's "Calculus" and Spivak's book.
  • Another participant recommends Paul's Online Math Notes, highlighting the range of topics covered from College Algebra to Differential Equations.
  • A third participant shares a link to "understandingcalculus.com" and asks for opinions on it.
  • A later post reiterates the request for resources, specifically mentioning "patrickJMT" as a source of helpful math explanations and suggests that the administrators consider creating a new thread for his videos.

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Participants generally agree on the value of shared resources for learning calculus, but no consensus exists on which specific resources are the best or most effective.

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Some participants express difficulty with certain texts, indicating that individual preferences for explanations may vary significantly. The discussion does not resolve which resources are superior or universally applicable.

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Students seeking supplementary materials for Calculus 1, 2, and 3, as well as educators looking for diverse teaching resources.

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I'm looking for a good set of lecture style calculus 1,2,3 videos, books, online essays. I know about ocw.mit and the khanacademy, but I am curious what other institutions offer this type of resource. I really like what MIT is doing, but there are certain key points where I feel another explanation would benefit me.

I am mostly done with Calculus 6th ed. (stewart), and I own Calculus (Spivak) but I have a hard time understanding the way that guy writes! I am only a calculus II student, but I have been trying to work ahead in my spare time to make sure I get a good understanding.

Thanks!
 
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You can't go wrong with Paul's Online Math Notes. He has notes from College Algebra to Differential Equations and some very useful cheat sheets.

http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/

As for video lectures, I suggest searching iTunes U for lectures from different Universities.
 
QuarkCharmer said:
I'm looking for a good set of lecture style calculus 1,2,3 videos, books, online essays. I know about ocw.mit and the khanacademy, but I am curious what other institutions offer this type of resource. I really like what MIT is doing, but there are certain key points where I feel another explanation would benefit me.

I am mostly done with Calculus 6th ed. (stewart), and I own Calculus (Spivak) but I have a hard time understanding the way that guy writes! I am only a calculus II student, but I have been trying to work ahead in my spare time to make sure I get a good understanding.

Thanks!

patrick jmt (google it, I could not put the link)

Check his website out. This guy has a GIFT for explaining math concepts easily and smoothly. I tried to post his as a new topic but I do not have permission for it.

@ Administrators : please check his videos and if you deem i worthy, post it as a new thread for these videos can help a lot of people. I has been helping a ton.

Hope this is useful.

Peace. :-)
 

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