Most high school and introductory college calculus courses focus on algorithmic problem-solving (e.g., "find the derivative of $x^2$"). Velleman takes a different approach, often referred to as "Spivak-lite" or a transition to Real Analysis.
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This book is not recommended for students who simply want to pass a standard AP Calculus or Calculus I course for engineers. It is highly recommended for:
In a standard "Calculus I" course, you might learn the limit of a function by looking at graphs. Velleman drops you into the deep end immediately. By Chapter 2, you are manipulating inequalities: [ \forall \epsilon > 0, \exists \delta > 0 \text such that 0 < |x - c| < \delta \implies |f(x) - L| < \epsilon ] Most high school and introductory college calculus courses
This is not a book for memorizing the quotient rule (though you will learn it). It is a book for proving the quotient rule from the definition of the derivative.
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