>>13302120>I would only use the precalc texts as reference material.One of the reasons I chose Lang is because it's also proof based, which means I'll get some proof writing experience as well, along with precalc.
>I found that I retained very little and it wasted lots of time.For me it's mainly to have seen "everything" there is so that if I encounter it again I can relearn it more easily
>Of course if you have no experience with maths at all or you've forgotten almost everything, then I guess continue on as you are.I'm still in high school so I'd say that that's indeed the case.
>But try not to waste too much time on those precalculus books. They can end up being a massive timesink.I've heard so too, that's another reason why I chose Basic Mathematics, it's fairly short (in comparison to other texts, such as Stewart's Precalculus, which is >1000 pages long).
These longer books I also plan on primarily using as a reference while learning more advanced math as you said.
Appreciate the advice
