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Methods of Mathematics Applied to Calculus, Probability, and Statistics

Richard W. Hamming

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Some of the books that you mention seem a bit too hard for a teen, so you have to be careful not to demotivate them by expecting too much of them; instead i suggest a simpler approach before tackling the big ones; * Functions and Graphs by Gelfand et al. - A small but great book to develop intuition. * Who is Fourier? A Mathematical Adventure - A great "manga type" book to build important concepts from first principles * Concepts of Modern Mathematics by Ian Stewart - A nice overview in simple language. * Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning by Kolmogorov et al. - A broad but concise presentation of a lot of mathematics. * Methods of Mathematics Applied to Calculus, Probability, and Statistics by Richard Hamming - A very good applied maths book. All of Hamming's books are recommended. There are of course plenty more but the above should be good for understanding.
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In addition to all the other good suggestions, the following are recommended (have not seen these mentioned so far); - Concepts of Modern Mathematics - https://www.amazon.com/Concepts-Modern-Mathematics-Dover-Boo... (https://www.amazon.com/Concepts-Modern-Mathematics-Dover-Books/dp/0486284247/ref=sr_1_1?crid=214QSPLG829VY&keywords=concepts+of+modern+mathematics&qid=1571974129&s=books&sprefix=concepts+of+modern+ma%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C1448&sr=1-1) - Methods of Mathematics Applied to Calculus, Probability, and Statistics - https://www.amazon.com/Methods-Mathematics-Calculus-Probabil... (https://www.amazon.com/Methods-Mathematics-Calculus-Probability-Statistics/dp/0486439453/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8) (all books by Richard Hamming are recommended) - Calculus: An Intuitive and Physical Approach - https://www.amazon.com/Calculus-Intuitive-Physical-Approach-... (https://www.amazon.com/Calculus-Intuitive-Physical-Approach-Mathematics/dp/0486404536/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8) For a Textbook reference, the following are quite good;…