This is something I missed when I was studying calculus, a few decades ago. Calculus was not difficult for me. I picked it up pretty fast and even applied some of it in other courses in engineering. But I never really grasped the essence. So I am back on a different quest. To understand the relevance of Calculus and applications.
A book like this helps. I think, if you know what it is used for, you can relate to the subject better.
This is from Elementary Calculus: An Infinitesimal Approach, a free e-book. Found it on del.icio.us.
jimw said
Have you studied the fundamental theorem?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_theorem_of_calculus
I thought I understood calculus until I took an analysis course!
dorai said
Jim,
Thanks for pointing that out. I think I had an intuitive understanding of the theorems but not aware of them as stated in the link. Can you give me pointers to an analysis course. All of a sudden (after a break of about 30 years) I want to go back and spend time on Math just out of curiosity.
Alan said
Dorai,
I was doing the same thing (out of curiosity) after an absence of 35 years. I thought I would like to get a more practical understanding of the theoretical math that I had spent a lot of time studying. I have forgotten most of it but I do think I am more interested in it now than in my school days.
It is good to know that I am not the only one who would attempt such a thing!
dorai said
Alan,
Glad to find a fellow traveler in this journey. Let me know how it goes. It is amazing to see the resources available on the web.
Will B said
The link {del.icio.us}
on the page
http://aboutmath.wordpress.com/2006/07/30/elementary-calculus/
is no longer valid.
dorai said
Will,
thanks. I fixed it to point to a del.icio.us search.
Dorai
Musca Law said
How do I reset my password?
Thanks
Musca Law
Musca Law
dorai said
What password? You don’t need one to view the posts on this site.