r/learnmath • u/t-cell0 New User • 23h ago

Serge Lang's Basic Mathematics book for Precalculus

Hey guys, I am working through Lang's Basic Mathematics and was hoping to find people in the same boat to discuss concepts with, clear up doubts and bounce ideas off of. If anybody is interested, feel free to DM me. Doesn't matter what point you're at in the book, we can still find a way to make it productive for each of us.
My intention is to develop a rigorous understanding of precalculus before proceeding to undergrad calculus, so anybody looking at Gelfand's 3 books is also welcome to reach out.

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u/Empty_Cabinet1962 New User 23h ago

That book is a beast, not your typical hand-holding precalc text. I remember a few years back trying to get through it and the exercises just felt like a brick wall sometimes, it really forces you to think differently about proofs. Hope you find a good crew to grind through it with

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u/t-cell0 New User 22h ago

Hey thanks. The book is quite interesting indeed. I've only completed the algebra and the intuitive geometry sections until now, and although the exposition felt far from ideal, that appears to have been intentional. I feel like it really gets you to develop your own "taste", just as Lang intended.