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525 No. 525
Here is my situation:

I am returning to school in the fall, I need to know calculus by september. I took it back in highschool, but I remember absolutely nothing.

I can find tutors no problem, but I can't really find someone to provide me with a curriculum that will get me up to speed. I don't really know what I don't know, if that makes sense.

If there are any good resources online, I would really appreciate it. I found an interesting website that had videos with people going through math equations step by step on a tablet, but I can't remember what it is called.

If anyone has any advice, I would appreciate it.

Thank you /calc/

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>> No. 526
Also, if someone can suggest to me an excellent math textbook, preferably available on amazon, I would be incredibly grateful. I am currently searching local bookstores for textbooks, preferably older ones since I have been told they're better, but no luck thus far.
>> No. 529
I spent the last couple of years teaching math, and whenever a colleague needed to brush up on something for a class they were teaching they would use Khan Academy.
>> No. 533
When I learned calculus I used a book called Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions by Larson and Edwards. I liked it well enough but I used it with a class (actually two) so I can't speak to it's efficacy for those who are self teaching, but it is used by my school for calc 1, calc 2, calc 3, differential equations, and one more I think so it can't be all that bad. The derivative/integral cheat-sheet in the front is handy so if you can get it with that I'd say go for it. Hell, if you're in the greater Philadelphia area I wouldn't mind lending it to you.
Here it is on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Calculus-Transcendental-Functions-Ron-Larson/dp/0538735503/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402757973&sr=8-1&keywords=early+transcendental+functions
>> No. 535
I learned calculus from Morris Kline's "Calculus: An Intuitive and Physical Approach". Absolutely amazing book, costs $22 on Amazon, and the full solution manual is on the publisher's site.
>> No. 543
>>525

I would also recommend you try Jason Gibson's series on Calculus. It's on mathtutordvd.com but you can just torrent it (it's on the pirate bay, etc).
Just choose the Calculus ones in your torrent client instead of downloading the whole thing.

Great explanation with examples.


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