[Gllug] Maths Books [OFF TOPIC]

[Nick Warrington]

I didnt much like the Stroud book on Engineering maths. I do remember using
a Book by Bostock & Chandler for my A Level. That worked for me, (they do go
from first principles). I found that it went in to enough detail to get me
through my first year of maths at Uni too, but I guess it depends on your
course.

Hope this helps,

Nick

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jackson, Harry [mailto:HJackson at colt-telecom.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 1:20 PM
> To: 'gllug at linux.co.uk'
> Subject: [Gllug] Maths Books [OFF TOPIC]
> 
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I am in need of a decent book on pure maths. I have done 
> maths to level
> three 9 years ago (A level equivalent but not as broad 
> subject range and
> more engineering based) but would like a book that explains from first
> principles and covers as much as pure maths as you would 
> expect to cover
> during a degree. Please do not recommend some crazy book of a 
> similar ilk to
> some of Knuths work or post grad maths as I would not be able 
> to read it and
> I would waste my time going to try and find it. What I 
> basically need is a
> book that I can use for self study as its an OU course and covers A
> level/undergraduate pure mathematics in an easy to follow way.
> 
> I have looked at some calculus books etc but so far they have 
> a tendency to
> skip fundamental items assuming the reader has this 
> knowledge. I have also
> got Strouds Engineering maths book which is quite good if you 
> are studying
> the course in a class but this is not what I will be doing.
> 
> Any ideas, thoughts, recommendations?  
> 
> H
> 
> 
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