Is Introduction to Calculus and Analysis by Courant a good book for a first Calculus course for a beginner?

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I have Courant's Introduction to Calculus and Analysis and also have Spivak's Calculu's and Thommas-Finney Calculus with analytic Geometry, I'm finishing my precalculus studies, and I don't have much experience with calculus.

I want to become really good at math, and I want to know (Real) calculus, so I'd like to know if Courant is good for a first approach or should I start with Spivak?

I just checked your profile and note that you have asked essentially the same question four times. That is bad manners on this site. Please delete the others. — Ethan Bolker, Feb 04 '21 at 17:32
Does this answer your question? What book is better for learning calculus Courant, Apostol or Spivak? — rubengavidia0x, Aug 06 '21 at 00:10

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 04 '21 at 17:30

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Courant and Spivak are classic excellent texts, from different eras. I suggest you use both, in parallel. You will learn a lot comparing the two approaches.

A word of warning: both these books work at a level of rigor that you may not be familiar with from your precalculus studies. Thomas will have a larger collection of relatively routine exercises.

Whatever route you choose, be sure to work lots of exercises.

answered Feb 04 '21 at 17:30

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What books could be useful before start with Courant and Spivak, in order of understand clearly what they explain? – joseph morrison Apr 14 '21 at 20:21

Is Introduction to Calculus and Analysis by Courant a good book for a first Calculus course for a beginner?

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