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Re:Big Picture of Calculus (2010) [video] by huangc10 on Monday February 13, 2017 @04:23PM (#13638898)
I find that most people understand the general concepts of basic calculus. What's hard to wrap around is when you start getting into proofs (ie. delta-epsilon, trig, e,...and that's just some general ones).

I suppose that's how they differentiate the good students from the just okay students. Personally, I don't think youtube videos will help that much when it goes down to the nitty gritty. You really have to sit down, think, and understand.

Re:Big Picture of Calculus (2010) [video] by adeledeweylopez on Monday February 13, 2017 @07:29PM (#13640207)
Keisler has a introductory text book (available free here: https://www.math.wisc.edu/~keisler/calc.html) that uses non-standard analysis, which he claims is easier for beginners to understand than the notorious delta-epsilon proofs.

I can't say how effective it is at that goal, but it is all mathematically legitimate, and has a nice intuitive appeal to it.

Re:Big Picture of Calculus (2010) [video] by rahimnathwani on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @12:24AM (#13641364)
Looks similar to this book, which I bought after a recommendation here: https://www.amazon.com/Infinitesimal-Calculus-Dover-Books-Ma...