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Different people learn differently. Very few people learn all they know from a single source. Therefore, having many sources presenting a same subject in many d
by GuiA 7y ago
Different people learn differently. Very few people learn all they know from a single source. Therefore, having many sources presenting a same subject in many different ways is a wonderful thing.
Gilbert Strang’s book is wonderful! Some will find it to be the “best book” to learn calculus, others won’t. No need to poo-poo others’ work just to value signal. (I’m sure the authors would appreciate any constructive feedback though!)
- enriquto 7y agoBut I'm not "poo-pooing" Kleitman's book! It's just that after reading the beginning I did not find it very engaging personally. It starts with numbers, and properties of real and complex numbers. The definite integral is not defined until half the book (while it is a simpler concept than the derivative). I prefer to start with calculus, and the relationship between integrals and derivatives right away. And then, much later, when you need some crucial property of real numbers, introduce it as required. You can do a great deal of calculus without needing to know the definition of real number!
- adamsea 7y ago... somebody on the internet is wrong! ;) ... the question is who? Is it them? Is it me? Is it you?