What are some good books on calculus and on mathematical problem solving?
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What are some good books on calculus and on mathematical problem solving? [ Editor: problem statement reconstructed from the material, an unattributed short reading list. ]
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CALCULUS
Calculus: A Genetic Approach -Toeplitz
An elementary and leisurely historical approach to calculus.
PROBLEM SOLVING
How To Solve It -Polya
Hungarian Problem Book I -(NML)
Hungarian Problem Book II -(NML)
These are books of problems (with solutions) taken from famous high
school mathematical contests that were held in Hungary around the
turn of the century.
The Stanford Mathematics Problem Book -Polya and Kirkpatrick
Another book of high school contest problems.
What is Calculus About? (don't remember author's name):
I found this in the library in junior high school. Within a few
days, I was working my way through Thomas's classic college text.
``What is Calculus About?'' was like a bolt of lightning, sudden
enlightenment, access to Nirvana.