Calculus

Gilbert Strang

The book covers all the material of single and multivariable calculus that is normally in a three semester course for science, mathematics, and engineering students. The style is less formal and more personal than the typical text, and it has a definite point of view that helps keep the book to a reasonable length. Still, there are some non-traditional topics such as a bit of linear algebra in two and three dimensions in the chapter on vectors and a section on complex numbers in the chapter on polar coordinates.