3 Ways to Learn Calculus on Your Own

In this video I talk about three different ways to learn calculus. I give some books you can use and also some other tips for learning. Do you have any advice for people who want to learn calculus?

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[zenkaizz]

1:08 with mathbooks
4:20 buying math courses
5:24 math videos on youtube (might not be as effective)
6:54 Making own routine/gameplan with the use of these 3 strategies

[saeedsaleh]

I'm 16 years old and I'll start chapter 7 in James Stewart's Calculus Book which is techniques of integration, I'm learning from this book and from a professor on youtube called Professor Leonard, I cannot emphasize how helpful those lectures are!

[sophiaisabelle]

Calculus is extremely difficult, but we're all thankful you made a video on this topic. We will continue supporting you no matter what happens.

[Steve_Stowers]

One nice thing about the Larson textbook from a self-study perspective is that it has an accompanying website with additional resources (videos, exercise solutions, etc.) that is (at the time of this writing) free to access without any sort of subscription or registration.

[karannalawat]

I am learning calculus from Thomas and Finney as well as lectures on calculus 1, 2, 3 by Professor Leonard.
His lectures are amazing.

[JonathanGarcia-erfh]

I'm taking DE this coming semester, I have been binge watching your lecture videos and it was always a good platform to be exposed to those topics for the first time. By branching out to other resources, I get more clarity of course. But your lecture videos really did help students like me to comprehend calculus whether while taking the class or previewing it before the semester. Thank you bro

[Sir_Joshua_Zanetta]

I just got the James Stewart Calculus book, I'm glad too hear it was a good pick. Thank you for your videos, it helps me stay excited about math. I appreciate your work.

[KMMOS]

Comparison and contrast of different solution methods for algebra and calculus problems is a set of videos that I think would be useful for many learners.

[tcolbert]

I used to think I didn't understand trigonometry but after around a year I realized that what I didn't understand is how specifically a calculator calculates each ratio. Thank you for this video I have been thinking about starting to learn calculus.

[PhilWithCoffee]

Great video! Posters like you and Dr. Collier are really inspiring when it comes to self-study.

I'm self-studying Calculus and other higher level math as a means to an end; I love Physics, it was my absolute favorite subject to study in Uni, but I discovered this too late to major in it or engineering. That was years ago, and I'm now at a point in my life where I am happy with my academic path and where I am, and now that I can I would love to be an amateur astronomer and study astrophysics in my spare time (it's also a way to keep me off of YT, ironically enough). It's pretty specific, but could you make some videos on that, too?

[SteveRuprecht]

Larson, Stewart, and Thomas... Remember that it's very likely your local library has a copy of these so if you're worried about money check one out there first! Libraries are one of the best ways to help yourself on a math journey.

[badatdoingmath]

Would love to see a similar video on Linear Algebra. I actually find it harder than calculus. I can’t even visualize dimension greater than 3.

[rich_in_paradise]

I used the Larson book. It's great, but I think when you get onto vector calculus at the end of the book, the explanations of things like div/curl are a bit too sparse. There are some very good videos on YT explaining these concepts well though (3blue1Brown for example did a great explainer).
I would say that learning exclusively from videos is a bad idea. The concepts won't sink in without doing a lot of exercises. But rather than getting a Larson or Stewart book, you could use the workbooks from Chris McMullen or the big Shaum's Outline which has tons of fully worked problems in addition to exercises for you to do.

[rohanmehta]

I am from a non-math background, so my experience has been little different. I think having and doing pre-requisites helps. So, when started learning I went this path:
Pre-Algebra > Algebra > Pre-Calculus > Calculus 1 > Calculus 2 (current level) > Calculus 3 or Differential Equations (planned) > Linear Algebra (planned) > Statistics (planned). Yes I took course on online platform and in addition to it free lectures on youtube, but practiced a lot. It is a very slow process, it took me 1.5 years since the beginning but I want to really understand rather than just skip ahead. Most books are available for free to download like openstax and understanding gets better only through practice and problem solving. Everyone is different and one should do what suits one. Thanks.

[schrodingcheshirecat]

I used the exact copy of Stewart's Calculus shown in the video and Schaum's Calculus. together they are very thorough.

[dustins]

I just bought your Cal 1 course right now. I took preCal last semester, I am a junior taking Cal 1 next month. I'm hoping by taking your course during my downtime that I will feel more prepared than I did during preCal. I can do hours of work every day and still fail the exams, I feel like Naruto taking the Chunin exams. My B.S in software engineering at Sam Houston so I still have a lot of math left. :(

[RobinAlbertsen]

I'm procrastinating so much about starting to learn calculus, that I can't stop watching videos about "how to learn calculus". I guess I'll know where to start 😂

[martinhaub]

I self-studied with Larson/Edwards for one good reason: they run a website which has the worked out in detail solutions for the odd-problems. Those details really helped. And for all editions they've ever made, I think. The Stewart does have a Student Solutions Guide with the worked out details, but can be hard to get. Unfortunately, the learner cannot buy the Instructor Solutions Guides from publishers.

[pinedelgado]

You have the best math study suggestions ANYWHERE, MS!!! Could never get better advice from ANY math expert or scholar even if I tried. Thank you lots, Math Sorcerer!!! :) :) :)

[anniesizemore]

I think the more algebra someone learns, the more calculus is going to open up. I also people think should watch calculus videos even if they understand 0 percent of it. It might be discouraging to watch something you don't understand or try to work through problems you can't understand. But when it become discouraging, go watch the math and do the math you do understand. Then return to the math book/videos you don't understand. When I start to self study math, I realized I knew more math than I thought. I don't say that to make myself seem better. I also suggest if you are in math classes in college, taking non degree or audit math classes for math classes you don't have yet. I mean suppose you are in bs education with specialization in math degree program. You're have Calculus 1, 2, and 3, Take non degree or audit a Calculus 2 class before its required in your bs degree program.. Yeah, I think I'll skip around in the Steward Calculus book and skip to the limits. Limits seem kind of easy. Very basic functions are easy. Here's one from Calculus by Steward: f(x)=6--4x. or this one: f(x)=x+2 over x squared --1. Very easy and basic stuff.