Math Textbooks, Yeah, I'm a geek and I know it...

[etgryphon]

Hey all:

So I'm seriously thinking about going back to grad school to get a Masters in Financial Engineering. Pretty excited about it. I have been working in the software industry for about 5 years now and it is lame with little to no math. I love math, but alas I think I'm a little rusty on my higher math. So I'm looking to buy some higher math books.

So my questions are:

1) Does anybody know of a good Calculus textbook?
2) Does anybody know of a good Probablity and Statistics textbook?
3) Does anybody know of a good Linear Algebra textbook?
4) Does any college student wish to sell any or all of these to me?

Thanks all.

-Gryph

[IronDragon1]

Forgotten Calculus is currently lying on my apartment floor but it seems like a quality review for someone in your (or my similar) situation.

There is another "Forgotten" book for algebra and assuming it covers linear I guess that could work too.

I'm lost as to what's good for stats though so I'll be monitoring this to see if anyone comes up with anything good.

[theredpill5]

Calculus really isn't that high of a level of mathematics. I covered that in high school. Math gets really nasty in college. I don't think you'd like math if you took some of the courses that I took.

[IronDragon1]

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Calculus really isn't that high of a level of mathematics. I covered that in high school. Math gets really nasty in college. I don't think you'd like math if you took some of the courses that I took.

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He asked for a calculus book I gave him a calculus book recommendation

He asked for a linear algebra I...tired to give a linear algebra book recommendation

what else do you want?

[theredpill5]

I was responding to OP. Sorry.

[etgryphon]

Multivariate Calculus is pretty high brow. Along with partial differential equations. What they teach you in HS isn't the important type of Calculus.

I love math and I had to take all the nasty courses to get my physics degree. I just havent used it in five years.

-Gryph

[mmbt0ne]

My Calculus Book - Calculus: One and Several Variables 8th Edition by Salas/Hille/Etgen

My Prob/Stat Book - Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists 2nd Edition by Anothony Hayter.

My Linear Algebra Book - Discrete Algorithm Mathematics 3rd Edition by Maurer/Ralston.

The Calc book has a new version, the 9th edition out for $160 or so. I have 2 copies of the 8th edition (took my roommates after he left to sell back, but they wouldn't buy them because of the 9th edition) so if you want one it'll be cheap. Like, box and shipping cheap.

I don't have copies of the other 2 books, but they were really good. Especially the Prob/Stat book. There might be better Linear Algebra books out there, but I wouldn't get another P/S book.

[Matt Flynn]

Calculus: Use the book by Deborah Hughes-Hallett. Everything is done both algebraically and geometrically - makes it much easier to understand than traditional textbooks.

Linear algebra- Mine was great, no clue who wrote it. It was beige and small. Concentrate on linear programming if they cover that b/c you might actually use it. KEY point is to read the geometric chapter first: think of linear programming as a multidimensional geodesic dome/jungle gym. All you are doing as you iterate through is "walking" the edges/bars to better and better vertices (joinings) until you get to the topmost or sidemost or wherever you are trying to get. Much easier to contemplate if you picture the geodesic jungle gym.

Multivariate calculus is relatively straightforward if your calculus is good. Lagrange coefficients, Green's theorem - all significantly easier than learning calculus. You won't use much of it. Textbook won't matter as much b/c it is easier.

Matt

[etgryphon]

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Multivariate calculus is relatively straightforward if your calculus is good. Lagrange coefficients, Green's theorem - all significantly easier than learning calculus. You won't use much of it. Textbook won't matter as much b/c it is easier.


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Yeah, I just remember doing Fourier Transforms that where 5 pages long in physics.

-Gryph

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Hey all:

So I'm seriously thinking about going back to grad school to get a Masters in Financial Engineering. Pretty excited about it. I have been working in the software industry for about 5 years now and it is lame with little to no math. I love math, but alas I think I'm a little rusty on my higher math. So I'm looking to buy some higher math books.

So my questions are:

1) Does anybody know of a good Calculus textbook?
2) Does anybody know of a good Probablity and Statistics textbook?
3) Does anybody know of a good Linear Algebra textbook?
4) Does any college student wish to sell any or all of these to me?

Thanks all.

-Gryph

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1) mine was awful.
2)"Introduction to Probability Models" - Sheldon Ross
3)"Linear Algebra" - Hoffman and Kunze

what schools/programs are you looking at?