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How to read math books

Anonymous Sun 11 Apr 02:05:15 2021 No.12957923 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>12957934 >>12958463

I am still in the foundation part and this book is taking too much time.
I am reading every chapter and doing every exercise.Am I doing it wrong ?
I want to go through it exactly in 4 months. Should I just follow this schedule ?
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-014-calculus-with-theory-fall-2010/
It suggests the necessary reading and assignments.
What do ?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Apr 2021 02:07:15 No.12957934 Report

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>>12957923
>this book is taking too much time
Sounds about right.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Apr 2021 02:51:19 No.12958091 Report

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It takes time. Don't rush it.
Apostol is a hard book. It's calculus for mathematicians to-be, and for many their first mathematics math-book.

You should be learning the theorems and their proof. Memorize them, practice them until they're in your long-term memory and you know them as well as the alphabet. It's key to solve the harder problems, as simply flipping the pages to find the theorem you need, and eventually finding out how to use it will end up taking more time.

Four months is too little for this book. An introductory calculus course will cover an intro to real numbers, differentiation, integration, taylor functions, differential equations, sequences and series. It's a lot to cover in a semester, professors will teach the most important theorems and assign the most representative and useful exercises.

Following another course schedule is a good idea. However, if you're studying for the sake of learning, just do it at your own pace.

How far are you into the book?

El Cabrón

El Cabrón Sun 11 Apr 2021 04:48:41 No.12958463 Report

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>>12957923
Are you correcting your exercises?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Apr 2021 15:35:31 No.12960045 Report

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>>12958463
no

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