Calculus for beginners

Question

What resources for "Calculus" do you recommend for beginners; they should describe the topics in a way easy to understand?

Answer 1

Books:

• Calculus by Michael Spivak

• Calculus by Thomas Finney

• Introduction to Calculus and Analysis, Volume 1 by Richard Courant and Fritz John

• Calculus, Vol. 1: by Tom M. Apostol

• A Course of Pure Mathematics by G.H. Hardy

• Elementary Analysis: The Theory of Calculus by Kenneth Ross

Online Resources:

• There are lot of resources online like MIT OCW which provide material as well as problem sheets which you can work and hone your skills.

  • I got this video from youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbIQW0gkgxo

Hope this helps.

Happy Reading!!

Answer 2

Here is the first calculus resource I ever used: http://www.calculus-help.com/tutorials

I watched all of them around 4-5 years ago, and remember liking them. It explains limits and the derivative in a very simple way. I mean in a really simple way. I doubt there is a more basic explanation around. If this is your first time ever looking at calculus, I would definitely give this site a try. (If you feel your mathematics is University level, maybe just skip it)

Hope that helps,

Answer 3

Another very helpful site is http://www.khanacademy.org/. It has videos on almost any subject and they are only about 10minutes long. They are clear and easy to understand. Khan teaches the idea and does example problems. I use it all the time.