Thank you for the response. Would reading Calculus to Epps then to some linear algebra & algorithms be most appropriate in a linear progression? Or would I be able to read some books concurrently?
Neither calculus nor Epp's book require any prereqs beyond high school algebra. Studying algorithms would definitely be easier if you'd gotten through Epp first.
For linear algebra, it depends heavily on your choice of book. To read Hefferon or (even more so) Axler, you'll want to have seen a fair amount of mathematical formalism, and read through some proofs. Knop is probably a good place to learn mathematical formalism; if you approach it with limited background it will be slow going but you'll learn a lot.
For linear algebra, it depends heavily on your choice of book. To read Hefferon or (even more so) Axler, you'll want to have seen a fair amount of mathematical formalism, and read through some proofs. Knop is probably a good place to learn mathematical formalism; if you approach it with limited background it will be slow going but you'll learn a lot.