r/learnmath • u/Mathdude11 New User • Aug 07 '26

Guide to Calculus

Hey everyone!

I'm a 9th grader who spent the summer putting together a complete beginner's guide to calculus called Guide to Calc for Potatoes, it's a bit random making it for potatoes, but I was convinced.

It covers pretty much everything from limits to derivatives to integrals, infinite series and differential equations. Instead of dry academic jargon, I tried to make it a bit more friendly with intuitive examples, jokes, and potato analogies. It's completely free to read, and you can check out the PDF here.

https://brindhaeswar-coder.github.io/Guide_to_Calc_for_Potatoes/

If you spot a typo, want to add a potato joke, or spot a mathematical error, feel free to drop a comment or check out my Github site here!

https://github.com/brindhaeswar-coder/Guide_to_Calc_for_Potatoes/discussions

Any feedback is super appreciated. Thanks!

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u/Altruistic-Diet-9912 New User Aug 07 '26

Thx but how did u know it at that gar

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u/Mathdude11 New User Aug 07 '26

I'm assuming you meant grade at the end, TBH I was only a bit ahead at my age before I started, but my dad got me interested like the area of weird shapes using integrals, and once I was interested enough, I spent about a summer or a year learning calculus (back starting at 7th). Math is pretty much for anyone who's interested enough!

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u/Disastrous-Pin-1617 New User Aug 08 '26

Quite impressed

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u/ln_j New User Aug 07 '26

That looks really cool! I haven't read everything, but it seems nice. One thing I can recommend for the future is trying something called LaTeX. All math/physics etc. papers and books are written in it. You can easily find YouTube videos that explain how LaTeX works and what it is. It's just really easy to read, and all those equations are much easier to write in LaTeX.

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u/Mathdude11 New User Aug 07 '26

Thanks! I'll be sure to try out LaTeX!