Self-Teaching College Level Math

[silversurealism]

I'm returning as a full-time undergrad student in a new major next fall. Between now and then, I want to finish Calculus I and Calculus II at the nearest community college to transfer credit for and fill the BS math requirement. I don't want to have to balance math with a full course load when I know it's not something I'm extremely good with

Comments

[korean_guy_01]

http://www.math.temple.edu/~cow/

Free Calculus Books
http://www.math.wisc.edu/~keisler/calc.html

http://www.math.harvard.edu/~shlomo/index.html (overkill)

[silversurealism]

Thank you very much for the links! *bookmarks* :)

[hawkington]

Honestly, just get a Stewart's (buy one for the course or get it from your library) and plow through the problem sets. This will easily get an A in an introductory course.

I'm assuming that you're good with your algebra.

[silversurealism]

Thank you! Is Stewart's a publishing company who makes a series of math textbooks?

I can't really remember algebra to be honest. The last math I took was over three years ago, and it was an extremely easy course required for any freshman undergrad student at the university I was attending. It was mostly practical math. Before that, the most recent math I took was trigonometry and statistics during my junior year of high school.

However, I'm insanely stubborn and in the habit of getting in way over my head and by some miracle coming out okay. (Against everyone's advice, I insisted on taking a 400 level class that doubled as lower graduate level my freshman year of college, for example. It took an insane amount of effort, but I came out with an A and a very impressed professor. I outperformed most of the grad students.)

J.S. for the win

[puellaris]

I believe the "Stewart's" hawkington is referring to is the textbook by James Stewart. He's a favorite amongst math professors for textbook material, understandably, he's very good at explaining things, especially mentioning application to different fields.

He has several editions, but I hear they're all pretty much the same. I own a sort of beat-up fourth edition, and I really love it.

[srattus]

your math levels are over 9000!!!!111one

[moosehead_beer]

Oh my god, your icon is gorgeous.

[vap0rtranz]

Anton is awesome. Applications galore; without lossing the abstract stuff.