> > people in all seriousness suggest Spivak, or Rudin > What's wrong with them? They are excellent books in their own right, and can be excellent books for m

> > people in all seriousness suggest Spivak, or Rudin > What's wrong with them? They are excellent books in their own right, and can be excellent books for mathematically mature students looking for a mathematically mature perspective, but their likelihood of serving well someone who is struggling with an introductory calculus course is, I would suspect, vanishingly small.