"Alternative" math books

[Anonymous No.4680387]

>/sci/, and everyone to be fair, recommends rudin for real analysis
>struggle with it off and on
>actually taking real analysis over the summer
>book used is pugh - real mathematical analysis
>read the first few chapters
>this shit makes sense the first time

and not just because ive already been over some of it in rudin

Anyways, does anyone have any books (on any math subject) that they prefer over the typical highly-recommended shit?

>inb4 spivak

[Anonymous No.4680393]

Rudin is a terrible first book for analysis. Don't trust /sci/ so much.

[Anonymous No.4680400]

>>4680393
Anyway, if you have a book thats working for you just stick to it.
Alteratively, go through munkres's topology for a bit. If you understand topology better, Rudin actually becomes decent.

[Anonymous No.4680402]

Differential and Integral Calculus by Piskunov, but I'm an engineering student and its not heavy on proofs.

[Anonymous No.4680416]

>>4680387
>actually buying spivak

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go with Apostol Calculus book instead

[Anonymous No.4680425]

spivak to /sci/ is like the thinkpad to /g/

[Anonymous No.4680430]

can some of you math majors etc explain to me what the fuck is the point of analysis?

because after watching some lectures it seems like mental masturbation and who can write the most obscure proof

[Anonymous No.4680434]

>>4680430
>what is the point of calculus?

You're hopeless if you can't answer that

[Anonymous No.4680449]

>>4680434
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/cig/pdf/0028643658.pdf


where there is a will, there is a way

[Anonymous No.4680460]

>>4680430
A more rigorous and formal approach to calculus that gives students a deeper understanding of whats going on.

[Anonymous No.4680471]

>>4680430
lel