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Could the material in this book be reasonably accessible to somebody who has no calculus experience?
by MrBlueSky 16y ago
Could the material in this book be reasonably accessible to somebody who has no calculus experience?
- neutronicus 16y agoNo, not at all. The first equation is an integral.
- mechanical_fish 16y agoClassical mechanics bears approximately the same relationship to calculus that calculus does to first-year algebra. You have to have a very good grasp of calculus to appreciate, or even survive, classical mechanics.
- lutorm 16y agoWasn't the reason Newton invented calculus so that he could calculate mechanics (i.e. Newton's Laws)?
- zeynel1 16y agoif you mean calculus as taught today --no-- newton did not invent that calculus -furthermore- in newtons book known as -principia- newton does not use -calculus- in any shape or form to -calculate- orbits - newton uses only proportions -- but feel free to downvote me for daring to -question- such a cherished -myth- instead of reading -principia- for yourself
- grinich 16y agoThe pre-reqs for the accompanying class include both single and multi-variable Calculus, as well as differential equations. http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-01-single-variable-calculus-fall-2005/ http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-01-single-variable... http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-02-multivariable-calculus-fall-2007/ http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-02-multivariable-c... http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-03-differential-equations-spring-2006/ http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-03-differential-eq... It's a long road, but a very rewarding one. Good luck.
- namin 16y agoCalculus on Manifolds by Spivak is a good book to read before (the first few chapters anyways).
- mxyzptlk 16y agoI tried, quickly got lost, and started learning calculus as a result. I still need to get back to SICM.