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I find that most people understand the general concepts of basic calculus. What's hard to wrap around is when you start getting into proofs (ie. delta-epsilon,
by huangc10 10y ago
I find that most people understand the general concepts of basic calculus. What's hard to wrap around is when you start getting into proofs (ie. delta-epsilon, trig, e,...and that's just some general ones).
I suppose that's how they differentiate the good students from the just okay students. Personally, I don't think youtube videos will help that much when it goes down to the nitty gritty. You really have to sit down, think, and understand.
- adeledeweylopez 10y agoKeisler has a introductory text book (available free here: https://www.math.wisc.edu/~keisler/calc.html https://www.math.wisc.edu/~keisler/calc.html) that uses non-standard analysis, which he claims is easier for beginners to understand than the notorious delta-epsilon proofs. I can't say how effective it is at that goal, but it is all mathematically legitimate, and has a nice intuitive appeal to it.
- rahimnathwani 10y agoLooks similar to this book, which I bought after a recommendation here: https://www.amazon.com/Infinitesimal-Calculus-Dover-Books-Mathematics/dp/0486428869 https://www.amazon.com/Infinitesimal-Calculus-Dover-Books-Ma...