u/Equivalent-Pin-7027

Hello! I'm (20M) a short story/flash fiction writer that typically writes autofiction/historical fiction with a unique prose style. Most of my finished writings tend to be under 2000 words due to my inability to write cohesive stories, so if you are someone with experience in writing flash fiction/short stories (can be any genre) I'd love to talk!

I'd be glad to give prose critiques/editing in return :) Do not ask me to critique your 800 page SFF book; this is not an insult, I just have absolutely zero knowledge about genre fiction, and, as I said, my storytelling/worldbuilding is by far my weakest part of writing.

I've taken calculus twice already. First AP Calculus BC in high school, then Calc 1 at my university when I didn't understand it. Both times I got a B and promptly forgot everything right afterwards.

Due to some medical issues I'm currently on leave from my university for three years, and with the extra free time permitted I'd like to take the time to truly understand math. I don't want to just learn it for a prerequisite or a grade; many of my friends have told me that I lack "mathematical maturity" and that I need to learn mathematical from scratch starting from proofs and axioms. My goal is to learn up to calculus 4 (differential equations) as well as linear algebra within the next one and a half years or so; I am willing to dedicate significant time to it.

Right now for calculus I was looking and it seemed like the Art of Problem Solving precalculus and calculus textbooks would be perfect for me but I don't know if those would be right for my situation, or if there are better textbooks. The other textbook I was considering was Spivak but I doubt I would have the background needed to understand it. Are there any other textbooks better for me in this situation?