I'm a senior in EE. I graduate in December. I want to get a more in depth knowledge of Calculus.
When I took Calc 1 through 4 I kind of just went through the motions. Basically, I learned a very superficial knowledge of the concepts in order to simply pass the exams. I quickly learned, however, that having an intimate knowledge of concepts like differentiation and integration. I often struggle in some of my classes to realize that something can be solved by simply integrating or differentiating due to the fact that I don't truly understand these concepts.
I feel like I have a pretty decent idea on differentiation, as it is more or less rate of change. Yet, I feel like I don't particularly understand integration at all.
Basically, I want to learn calculus all over again. What resources do you guys suggest? In my calculus classes we used Multivariable Calculus by Ron Larson. Is this a solid textbook to continue using, or is there a different book?
>tl;dr: retarded engineer wants to learn calculus better. I "learned" using Multivariable Calculus by Ron Larson. Should I continue using this book or is there a better one?
If you want a more theoretic approach praising formality you should pick either baby rudin or Spivak and work your ass through them and then start with analysis
Jeremiah Fisher
super bump
Ayden Morgan
I'm going to start a degree in EE in September, any tips?
Adrian Nelson
get good at programming in C and calc.
over and out.
William Hughes
This is correct, but don't start with Rudin. Do Spivak first. For your purposes, you might find Spivak satisfies what you want to know. If you want more though, Rudin is an excellent book.
Justin Smith
What on earth is Calc 4?
Ryan Reyes
Calc 1 is basic differentials and integration
Calc 2 is an intro to 3 and 4
Calc 3 is ordinary differential equations Calc 4 is multivariable.
Universities in the US interchange 3 and 4 because they're not really related to each other
Colton Flores
My school was: 1: Single Variable Differential/Integral Calculus 2: Integration Techniques, Series and Sequences, Coordinate Changes 3: Multivariate. 4: Really just Intro to Analysis.
Joshua Bailey
>C and calc Please tell me how you can do integral or differential calculus with C without numerical error. Protip: You can't, and would need a symbolic language to do so.
