Omar AntolínJan 25
There is much truth to this post about about #math textbooks.
Show threadElizabeth  

@oantolin one of the best textbooks I ever read was Calculus Made Easy

It is 116 years old

It still slaps

Jan 27 at 12:32pmWeb
Show threadElisabeth MJan 27
@Elizafox @oantolin on my shelf!
Show threadBlake C. StaceyJan 28
@Elizafox @oantolin I made an updated edition based on the @gutenberg_org copy. It updates various small things like Edwardian terminology:
https://www.sunclipse.org/2023/10/calculus-made-easy/
Calculus Made Easy | Science After Sunclipse

Show threadvarx/socialJan 29
@bstacey @Elizafox @oantolin I rather liked "Quick Calculus", which was an excellent introduction to the basics of calculus (and some trig).
Show threadRAKMar 9
@varx @bstacey @Elizafox @oantolin: Bought that one myself recently when I went back for an engineering Master's after a long time out of education.
Show threadProject GutenbergJan 29

@bstacey @Elizafox @oantolin

Our edition is available here:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33283

#books #mathematics

Calculus Made Easy by Silvanus P. Thompson

Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.

Project Gutenberg
Show threadPwassonchat the enby catboyMar 6
@bstacey @Elizafox @oantolin @gutenberg_org So, I'll probably never read either version because I'm not studying math, but it sounds like something many people might want and publishers are not delivering (considering textbook prices, maybe that's for the best).
Show threadCrazyDogLadySezPEACEMar 6
@pwassonchat @bstacey @Elizafox @oantolin @gutenberg_org Textbooks became a racket in the … help me out, Boomers, I think the 70’s?