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Is this book any good? I'm starting Uni and I'm going to do some more rigorous mathematics courses, but it's been about 4 years since high school, so my knowledge is patchy at best.

Is this book a good refresher? Would reading this into Apostle's Calculus (first volume) be a good idea? Anything I'd miss by doing it that way?

>> No.8680298

This book is literally the best book for intro mathematics that I've read. You won't miss anything by reading it, only gain.

>> No.8680302

Look through
https://github.com/B3nszy/The-Math-Group/blob/master/Serge%20Lang%20(1971).%20Basic%20Mathematics.%20Reading,%20Mass.,%20Addison-Wesley.pdf

and then look through http://www.matematica.net/portal/e-books/Apostol%20-%20CALCULUS%20-%20VOLUME%201%20-%20One-Variable%20Calculus,%20with%20an%20Introduction%20to%20Linear%20Algebra.pdf and make the decision as to which to buy yourself.

>> No.8680311

>>8680294
I don't take math people seriously if they have not read this.

>> No.8680335

>algebra
>trig
>geometry
>400 pages

Well... yes and no.
It's good for studying for calculus, but not for other hard shit like math challenge

>> No.8680343

>>8680294
yeahp this is one of the best

>> No.8680357

>>8680298
>>8680311
So how rigorous is it? I don't expect it to go into the very fundamentals of mathematics, e.g. starting out with set theory and then building up the system of real numbers, but does it at least deal rigorously with all material it discusses, even if it takes certain things (like rules of addition) for granted?

>> No.8680358

>>8680294
>Is this book a good refresher

Yes.

>> No.8680380

>>8680298
>brain gains
brah

>> No.8680396
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8680396

Algaybra

>> No.8680439

It's very pragmatic. Mostly teaches you by making you do proofs, so you build your own intuition for "why" things work the way they do.

>> No.8681414

It's been years since high school and in my last course which was Intermediate Algebra, the prerequisite for College Algebra, I earned a C. I know if I had made better decisions as a student I could most have definitely earned at least a high B in the course.

The C is good enough to take the next course I need which is College Algebra. I however am going into a very math heavy major and since I am now going to seriously dedicate myself to my education I want to have a much stronger base before I move on without retaking the course.

In the next three months how can I best prepare myself for my upcoming courses? Would this book help or am I better off just talking to the tutors at my ARC?

>> No.8681447

>>8680294
theres been about 10 posts suggesting this book in the past 24 hours


if u didnt get the hint by now nothing will help u
we need