Introduction to Calculus (2016)
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Introduction to Calculus (2016)
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#2I find it a bit paradoxical that those articles that aim to make calculus more approachable to everyday people are always assuming that those very people already know what the Sigma symbol means, or what [that](http://juliendesrosiers.ca/uploaded/weird-math-symbol.png) math symbol means. I see the author in this case is defining the delta and approximately-equal symbols, but I see quite a few non-obvious symbols in this article.
Maybe it's because I'm canadian or that I have not studied advanced mathematics in high-school?
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#3I find it a bit paradoxical that those articles that aim to make calculus more approachable to everyday people are always assuming that those very people already know what the Sigma symbol means, or what [that]( http://juliendesrosiers.ca/uploaded/weird-math-symbol.png ) math symbol means. I see the author in this case is defining the delta and approximately-equal symbols, but I see quite a few non-obvious symbols in…
Seems to assume an understanding of precalculus or advanced algebra 2
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#4It wouldn't be that hard to make this HTML to make it much more accessible. Reading PDF on screen is horror.
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#5I didn't find this document to be easier to understand than any other guide I've seen. I'd say the introduction to calculus in Susskind's The Theoretical Minimum to be vastly better.
Also, don't miss The Essence Of Calculus by 3blue1brown: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDMsr9K-rj53...
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#6I find it a bit paradoxical that those articles that aim to make calculus more approachable to everyday people are always assuming that those very people already know what the Sigma symbol means, or what [that]( http://juliendesrosiers.ca/uploaded/weird-math-symbol.png ) math symbol means. I see the author in this case is defining the delta and approximately-equal symbols, but I see quite a few non-obvious symbols in…
I'm in highschool in Canada and can confirm that we have covered both of those symbols.
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#7I find it a bit paradoxical that those articles that aim to make calculus more approachable to everyday people are always assuming that those very people already know what the Sigma symbol means, or what [that]( http://juliendesrosiers.ca/uploaded/weird-math-symbol.png ) math symbol means. I see the author in this case is defining the delta and approximately-equal symbols, but I see quite a few non-obvious symbols in…
I'm in highschool in Canada and can confirm that we have covered both of those symbols.
Thanks for the confirmation.
Maybe it's just that I don't remember. Or maybe it's that I was in an advanced math class.
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#8I find it a bit paradoxical that those articles that aim to make calculus more approachable to everyday people are always assuming that those very people already know what the Sigma symbol means, or what [that]( http://juliendesrosiers.ca/uploaded/weird-math-symbol.png ) math symbol means. I see the author in this case is defining the delta and approximately-equal symbols, but I see quite a few non-obvious symbols in…
I graduated Ontario high school in the last decade and grade 12 calculus (required for many university programs) covers both.
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#9Calculus in 20 minutes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5GmSYipz6A
More seriously though, I like the intuitive explanations and analogies used at BetterExplained: https://betterexplained.com/calculus/
Otherwise, you're just memorizing formulas you don't really understand and will forget eventually.
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#10The early 1900s book “Calculus Made Easy” is a really good intro to calculus.