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29th July 2011, 07:10
I've been watching the MIT lectures of Single Variable Calculus, but I can't seem to find a decent textbook that can give me decent problems to work on. All the ones I find are that dumbed-down bullshit high-school crap. OHHH BABY I LIKE IT RAAAAW.

ÑóẊîöʼn
29th July 2011, 11:56
Where have you been looking?

BostonCharlie
29th July 2011, 12:43
For a standard solid text in Calculus with lots of good problems, any edition of Thomas's Calculus and Analytic Geometry should do you well. You can often find used copies at used book stores, thrift stores and the like.

If you want something more theoretical that serves both as a Calculus text and an introduction to real analysis, either Apostol's or Spivak's Calculus are excellent.

29th July 2011, 22:08
Yeah thats the one I want, but its 189$.

@NOXION, Amazon.com

ÑóẊîöʼn
29th July 2011, 23:54
Yeah thats the one I want, but its 189$.

@NOXION, Amazon.com

Have you considered looking in a library? Crazy, I know. :p

29th July 2011, 23:57
What kind of textbooks do they have?
I never remember my library having any.

Klaatu
30th July 2011, 01:39
I like this author because I think he is commie

"Applied Calculus" 2nd ed, by Dennis D. Berkey

Here is are typical problems:

"A monopolist can manufacture at most 200 items per week. The price at which the monopolist can sell X items per week is..."

"Land bought for speculation is expected to be worth..."

30th July 2011, 02:18
lol, sounds like a commie. But I'm more into abstract math. And thats not similar to the math I'll be taking.

The Dark Side of the Moon
30th July 2011, 02:43
http://www.cristgaming.com/pirate.swf
check pirate(it rymes with GBAY).org

30th July 2011, 05:30
Do you think I'm an idiot? I know what pirate.swf is.