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Anybody know of a good calculus book which goes from beginner all the way to multivariable & vector calculus?
I,ll check that out, thx!
Why calculus?
I want to refresh on what I know of it and learn it through to the end, it is a very cool subject to me
Calculus is one of those subjects that has always fascinated me. I still remember how I learnt it. I was in a library, accidentally wandered into reference section and going through some encyclopedia caught my attention and I just started rifting through it when I ended up on the entry for "Calculus". The entry asked the question "If you have 40 wooden pegs and have to build a rectangular fence to put your sheep, pegs all 1 meter apart, whats the biggest fence you can build"
I spent the whole weekend drawing rectangles in my notebook and calculating areas and much to my surprise I realised the square for the largest. Went back and finished reading the entry and the explanation was so simple, I slapped my forehead. Just write it as a formula and try to find the maximum value.
I must say, it gave me such a solid foundation in the subject, I was always amused to watch all the kids go crazy during calculus lessons or tests years later, because teachers never explained it as simply as this.
BTW, one thing I always meant to do, but never got around was to read Leibnitz's calculus. He did it very different from Newton and apparently is much better. Maybe you will do it on your journey!
I'll be looking into Leibnitz's calculus as I found the "standard" way pretty clunky, thank you! Never heard of him before but damn he's got a head of hair kek!
It’s crazy that the politicians and bureaucrats who are setting tax rates don’t understand calculus.
You have a great brain
I'm glad you enjoy that stuff.
:)
Lol I need to "Make Brain Great Again" tbh