Hello, Veeky Forums. What is the best precalculus book in your opinion? Cohen? Larson? Axler...

Hello, Veeky Forums. What is the best precalculus book in your opinion? Cohen? Larson? Axler? Aiming at something for self-study

What really is precalculus? Polynomials and stuff? You probably don't need a book, there are plenty of online materials

fundamentals, functions (exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric), polynomial, limits, vectors, sequences and series

I've heard good things about Cohen. What's your end goal?

To have a better grip on fundamentals before starting out Calculus.

Starting calculus at uni or self-teaching? If uni, get the most rigorous text you can, something that will give you epsilon-delta continuity definitions etc.

my goal is being able to keep up with the courses at uni next year (planning to start computer science, which is very math centered in my country/uni). My highschool class had a bio-chemical profile so I never really studied math seriously

I don't know then, is Rudin considered precalc? It'll give you a solid foundation. Although it doesn't touch on stuff like logs, trig, etc.

Don't think it's elemental enough. I think I'm gonna go with Larson, because I also found solutions book for it

Just skimmed through the PDF and Larson looks good. Some of the later chapters (conics, parametric equations, change of basis) have some stuff equal to the difficulty of what you should expect in a first calc course at uni.

Fucking Rudin, what, are you retarded? Precalculus is like the basics of limits and trig functions and that shit, not goddamn real analysis.

Kek it's been a while since I've been in uni. I seem to remember baby Rudin being tricky but not having much on differentiation/integration, and a fuck ton on limits and continuity and point set topology

Cohen or Simmon if you're learning it for the first time
Lang if you need a brisk and precise refresher
Gelfand if you don't "get math" and need "the love of math" beaten into you

Master algebra then derive calc equations from it. Much easier than trying to learn calc as a "different" subject. Everything in math is easier if you're good at algebra as much as I hate to admit it. Don't get too fixated on the definitions of limits too. It is a rabbit hole. You'll end up in DST land which has no exit.

How is your algebra? How is your logic?

Using Larson at the moment, relatively good if just solely using the textbook. Some of the explanations are somewhat diluted, but you can use outside resources to clarify.

As someone that has been in your situation before, use Cohen. He gives you everything you need and is easy to follow and interesting. He even does the occasional proof (they're not hard) which broadens your understanding. Afterwards if you want to keep going get a hold of Calculus by Spivak. That should do you nearly 2 years.

>is Rudin considered precalc?
This is the most Veeky Forums post I have ever seen

And do you have solutions manual for cohen in pdf?

Ok guys, OP here. Checked out everything. Although it's the stewart's precalc book I like the most, I can't find the solutions manual to it (or to any other you recommended). So I'll go with Larson (precalc with limits) and possibly Gelfand for algebra training.

steward calculus has a good introduction section

Either Simmons or Axler. Lang's Basic Mathematics is good too.

Stitz and Zeager is what you want for precalc OP.

Dude precalc is baby shit
you should just use khan academy or something desu

do they have exercises there?

Could you elaborate? Why do you think it's good?

You sure as fuck know it does.