MATH 158 References


We will continue using the following book as the main text: In principle, Spivak's book and your lecture notes provide enough reading material throughout the semester. However, it is good practice to check out a couple of additional references without wandering off the main path of your studies. This is purely optional but can help you get fresh perspectives on the topics that we cover in this course.

A classic text that can be used in parallel is This is an expensive book, but the QC library has at least one copy of it on reserve. You may also want to look at the recent book This is a rigorous presentation of roughly the same material as Spivak. Delightful but demanding also!

Because of the rather theoretical flavor of the course, students of Honors Calculus often feel the need to do more problems to sharpen their computational skills. For that purpose, I suggest that you have a standard calculus textbook at hand and choose from tens of computational type problems at the end of each section. You could pick any of the gazillion generic calculus books that are available in the library, such as Another favorite is This is a tutorial written in a friendly and engaging style, and has many good explanations and well-chosen examples if you intend to work on your computational skills. At 752 pages, it's also very reasonably priced. The book has an accompanying webpage with links to videos of the author's lectures on various calculus topics. Check them out by clicking on the author's photo on the right.

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