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Re:Elementary Calculus: An Infinitesimal Approach (2000) by mcguire on Thursday June 03, 2021 @02:01PM (#27385068)
"...you can write your calculus text to not be rigorous..."

Oooh, the comments you'll get from other mathematicians...

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Re:Elementary Calculus: An Infinitesimal Approach (2000) by rsj_hn on Thursday June 03, 2021 @02:28PM (#27385402)
I can take the heat. School texts don't need to be rigorous and there are different levels of rigour. I think Bourbaki did more harm than good.
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