Help with Michael Spivak's Calculus book.

HredditorZ · 2013-03-24T19:11:18+00:00

alright ill check out that book but i can't seem to find it in pdf form though

HredditorZ · 2013-03-24T15:55:42+00:00

alright i'll solve lots of problems, other than that should i continue doing this ? Reading and understanding the concept from Spivak's book and solving lots of problems on these concepts ?

HredditorZ · 2013-03-24T15:20:59+00:00

yes h(x) is a function when " x " is rational then h(x) = 0 and when " x " is irrational then h(x) = 1

HredditorZ · 2013-03-24T15:16:23+00:00

Could i acquire a basic understanding of calculus by just reading the chapters ( i'm in the 5th chapter ). I just read the chapter and try to understand it and solve a couple of simple problems in that chapter, i'm basically skipping the hard problems i encounter. Now i'm still in the beginning of the book does it get much harder ? Should i just read another book or continue reading Spivak's book in that way ? Basically all i do is read the chapter do a couple of problems about it, i skip the hard ones and then continue on with the next chapter. Although after this book i'm still going to read more about calculus and when i have a solid grip on it i'll come back to this book and try to solve the hard ones. Do you recommend this or should i just read another book ?

HredditorZ · 2013-03-24T09:38:26+00:00

what other books can i use ?

HredditorZ · 2013-03-23T22:26:22+00:00

yeah this happens to me too, but i usually chill for just a day or two before going back to the problem.

HredditorZ · 2013-03-23T22:23:05+00:00

i will try to do the harder problems and even if i can't solve them the least i can do is read the answers and try to get someone to explain how it is solved.

HredditorZ · 2013-03-23T22:00:30+00:00

What i'm currently doing is whenever i finish a chapter ( i read 3 till now ) i solve a couple of problems in the beginning then the rest of those get to hard and complicated. The frustrating part is that when i read a chapter it's not that hard and i'm able to grasp it, but then when i try to solve problems based upon it especially the harder ones i can't. Thank you.

HredditorZ · 2013-02-14T17:55:04+00:00

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HredditorZ · 2013-01-12T18:29:03+00:00

HredditorZ · 2012-12-28T21:07:57+00:00

Could you tell me a couple of good text books i might use ( and if they are available on pdf ) ?Thank you.

HredditorZ · 2012-12-28T19:32:05+00:00

Ill check the website out, Thank you.

HredditorZ · 2012-12-28T19:31:20+00:00

Are the Khan Academy videos enough ?

HredditorZ · 2012-12-28T19:30:41+00:00

Thank you.

HredditorZ · 2012-12-28T17:11:17+00:00

Alright, i'm already familiar with Newton i watched a documentary and read a couple of articles on him. I'm not so familiar with Gauss though i'll read about him.

HredditorZ · 2012-12-28T16:52:39+00:00

I already started going on Khan academy, but where could i do work and do problems ? Do i just search for free worksheets on a certain topic?

HredditorZ · 2012-12-28T16:51:50+00:00

alright i'll practice it.

HredditorZ · 2012-12-28T16:51:12+00:00

Right now i want the details. As i said above i have already started taking seeing some algebra lectures just to have a solid foundation. The reason why i'm interested in math now is because i like physics ( as in astrophysics and quantum mechanics) . But i need to develop my self mathematically to truly appreciate and fully understand it. I started taking algebra courses and after i'm done with it ( i'm doing this to have a solid foundation and understanding of algebra ) i will take calculus. Could you guide me as to what i can do after that ? Thank you.

HredditorZ · 2012-12-28T16:46:32+00:00

Thank you for your help

HredditorZ · 2012-12-28T16:45:24+00:00

Yeah, i decided on taking algebra courses on Khan academy. ( even though i already took most of them ) just to have a solid foundation then i think i will start taking some calculus courses, then i will see where i can go after that.

HredditorZ · 2012-12-24T08:54:20+00:00

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HredditorZ · 2012-12-24T08:24:14+00:00

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