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Re:Calculus Made Easy (1914) [pdf] by kjhughes on Thursday April 20, 2017 @09:07PM (#14162286)
Summer of 1980, going into my senior year in high school, I mentioned I'd be taking Calculus next year to a co-worker a couple years older than I. He said he had the best book in the world on Calculus, and he loaned me his copy of Silvanus P Thompson's Calculus made easy. I thoroughly enjoyed that book, benefited from its intuitive explanations, and forever appreciated his recommendation.

If I may similarly influence anyone here, for themselves or someone they know, to read Calculus made easy to supplement their calculus coursework, I will be happy to have paid the favor forward in some small way.

By the way, Kalid Azad may be our modern day Silvanus P Thompson. And he has better tools[1], which he wields masterfully, than just pen and paper. Recommended too.

[1] https://betterexplained.com/

Re:Calculus Made Easy (1914) [pdf] by kalid on Friday April 21, 2017 @12:21AM (#14163072)
Thanks so much for the kind words.

I vividly remember cramming for a test my freshman year of college, not having things click, and the final Aha! when a semester of pain disappeared with a few visualizations. The contrast between how most classes presented the material and what actually worked for me was jarring, and I had to share what helped. I hope other people share what works for them, in any format they can.

Re:Calculus Made Easy (1914) [pdf] by jclos on Friday April 21, 2017 @03:15PM (#14168470)
I regularly direct some of my students to your website, so thank you for your work!
Re:Calculus Made Easy (1914) [pdf] by kalid on Monday April 24, 2017 @05:34PM (#14188525)
Just seeing this now -- thanks for the recommendation!
Re:Calculus Made Easy (1914) [pdf] by jacquesm on Thursday April 20, 2017 @09:36PM (#14162456)
Betterexplained is right up there with the Khan Academy and Wikipedia. Between those three there aren't many subjects you can't improve your knowledge on from your livingroom.

tx kjhughes

Re:Calculus Made Easy (1914) [pdf] by kalid on Friday April 21, 2017 @12:21AM (#14163074)
Much appreciated, thank you.
Re:Calculus Made Easy (1914) [pdf] by zdean on Thursday April 20, 2017 @09:58PM (#14162553)
Would you happen to know of any websites, video series, books, etc that would be in the same vein as these 2 sources but geared towards very young students (elementary/middle school math)? ...so that they can understand it conceptually from a young start.

EDIT: I'm working through Khan Academy with one of my kids...would like to find other resources as well.

Re:Calculus Made Easy (1914) [pdf] by kjhughes on Thursday April 20, 2017 @10:20PM (#14162644)
Hmm, how about a technique rather than a resource...

Look for opportunities to expand what they're doing in school. For example, after my kids had covered place values in school, I taught them binary. Their knowledge of base 10 is so much more robust when they learn base 2 as well.

Point is, I bet you already know plenty to be that ideal resource you seek for them. Good for you for wanting to start early.

Re:Calculus Made Easy (1914) [pdf] by zdean on Friday April 21, 2017 @09:05AM (#14165174)
Thanks for that affirmation. I actually taught them binary counting too over a weekend a few months back...I was amazed how quickly they were able to pick up on it (3rd and 5th graders). With limited time/energy, I was hoping to find some great resources to add to what I can provide them individually.
Re:Calculus Made Easy (1914) [pdf] by d-sc on Thursday April 20, 2017 @10:16PM (#14162625)
Keep up with teaching your kids. I took calculus in 8th grade and having it as a base understanding has been invaluable in surviving college engineering.
Re:Calculus Made Easy (1914) [pdf] by dermybaby on Friday April 21, 2017 @02:26AM (#14163489)
Concur - Kalid approaches things through first principles and teaches the 'how' very well. The ideas and approaches can be translated into almost anything else. I hope he keeps on keeping on.