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Post #2387177

2026-05-09 00:03 UTC

@rob@social.afront.org @atoponce@fosstodon.org Keisler uses Abraham Robinson's hyperreals, a proper subfield of the surreals, that rigorously model 17th century thinking about infinitesimals. A great book either way, of course!

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  • @rob@social.afront.org 2026-05-09 00:14

    @AdrianRiskin@kolektiva.social @atoponce@fosstodon.org — I still to this day recommend Silvanus Thompson's _Calculus Made Easy_ for people who need to learn how to use calculus; then, once they see its utility, I push them to Keisler for rigorous coverage. I've had very good luck with this approach and recommend it to others. https://calculusmadeeasy.org/

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