So I'm going to pick back up my engineering degree soonish, however, I've been out of class for a couple years and pretty much forgotten all the calculus I've learned. I was taking MA 242 when I dropped out.

Are there any good books, programs, etc that you can recommend for a good refresher?

1/26/2010 1:21:30 PM

just go get an old edition of a textbook and do the exercises.

1/26/2010 1:23:49 PM

Can you just sit in on a 141/241 class?

1/26/2010 1:26:36 PM

^^like he said

Was in your shoes not too long ago and thats how i refreshed my memory. the book just teaches the conventional way for learning calculus. I think its about the most proper way to learn it.



[Edited on January 26, 2010 at 1:43 PM. Reason : d]

1/26/2010 1:40:11 PM

people may laugh but the 'for Dummies' series of books are really quite good for intro/refresher uses.

1/26/2010 1:48:56 PM

^^^ I live in Italy.

1/26/2010 1:49:47 PM

For $700 you can take MA141 with me

1/26/2010 1:51:45 PM

I used my old book to refresh mine. If you need a classroom enviroment, audit a CC class. The class will be MUCH smaller, probably smaller than your hs calc class.

[Edited on January 26, 2010 at 2:55 PM. Reason : and justa couple hundred]

[Edited on January 26, 2010 at 2:56 PM. Reason : FUCK, NM YOU LIVE IN ITALIA]

1/26/2010 2:55:41 PM

Them Eyetaleeuns built the big ass pigeon's nest in Rome thousands of years ago, which still stands... I am sure they can teach you a thing or two about calculus

1/26/2010 3:02:44 PM

Buy an older copy of Stewart's Calculus. It's the book I always suggest for examples and practice problems to the students I tutor.

1/26/2010 3:03:03 PM

iTunes U has lots of good courses with whole semesters of video lectures. And they're free.

1/26/2010 3:04:01 PM

Quote :

"... probably smaller than your hs calc class..."

My high school class was me and three other people.

1/26/2010 3:07:12 PM

That's what happens when you go go to the redneck/hood slacker school.

1/26/2010 3:08:24 PM

This guy is good... watch his videos:

http://www.khanacademy.org/

1/26/2010 3:08:49 PM

I had to take my high school calc at a community college.

1/26/2010 3:10:47 PM