Prof. E. Mcsquared's Calculus Primer
by Howard Swann · first published 2014
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If you like to be instructed by trippy 1970s cartoon characters, Prof. E. McSquared's Calculus Primer is good. http://www.amazon.com/Prof-McSquareds-Calculus-Primer-Interg...
on “Ask HN: Good books on mathematics for somebody who's only taken high school math?” ↗I loved "Prof. E. McSquared's Calculus Primer" when I was learning Calculus (look for used prices): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0913232475/ref=olp_product_... Home page here: http://www.math.sjsu.edu/~swann/mcsqrd.html Fun and funny, written…
on “Teaching Kids to Love Math” ↗Come to think of it, my first calculus book (back in the 70s) was a comic book--"Prof. E McSquared's Calculus Primer" Highly recommended.
on “Illustrated Calculus Textbook” ↗