IIRC, the Schaum series books have been very good for this level. Very concise, no nonsense, gets to the point simply, and has a bunch of exercises. One thing

IIRC, the Schaum series books have been very good for this level. Very concise, no nonsense, gets to the point simply, and has a bunch of exercises. One thing I’ve realized from experience: most books with lots of pictures and thick stacks are faking it (i.e. most college and school math/physics textbooks are not even worth the paper they’re printed on). The whole conceptual basis of these subjects is to distill everything down to a few simple ideas, which can then be applied in different contexts. The concise books typically tend to be much better at conveying the essence without bullshit. You just need to read a couple of hundred pages without getting stressed, rather than getting lost in an 800 page book and losing the big picture.