/sci/ - Science & Math

bro you just learned how to do arithmetic and you wanna jump straight into complex shizz like derivatives and integrals?
bro

>>11633051
>Is Spivak's "Calculus" a good choice?
If you just like math its fine but if you want to do anything with it, engineering, physics, I recommend going with Stewart.

Spivak is probably above your level right now, as you need some minimal knowledge in algebra and geometry for it. I'd recommend "Algebraic Geometry" by Hartshorne for you to learn before diving into the scary world of calculus.

>>11633051
is this bait?
>>11633056
>>11633069
this book is a way higher level than spivak

>>11633057
You're right, I'm more interested in engineering. Gonna go with Stewart next.
>>11633069
Hmm learning basic algebra at the level of Hartshorne might be a good idea. I thought I would just pick up the bits and pieces of algebra needed on the go. You're probably right tho: shouldn't skip the fundamentals.

>>11633090
>is this bait?
What do you mean?
> this book is a way higher level than spivak
You mean Serre's book? So should I just read Spivak then?

>>11633103
if you read serre and you dont know calculus yet, sure read spivak.

>>11633090
>is this bait?
of course it's bait you dumbass. The latter half of Serre is hard analysis.

>>11633116
Thanks! My main interest in calculus is because I want to understand integration on locally compact groups and how it relates to number theory, specifically Tate's thesis.

Why does /sci/ worship this book so much?

>>11633208
It's an excellent meme. You could probably argue it's the single tersest math textbook ever published and it has the same title as the textbooks they give to 4th graders.

>>11633208
Most likely because of this meme.
>>11633220
>single tersest math textbook ever published
That's Gelfand and Manin's Homological Algebra.

>>11633237
Shut up, it's a good book.