Stewart, Calculus, at a mere $285. Or like $5 for the fifth edition. He's very readable.
Strang is a fine lecturer, especially his Linear Algebra videos. But Linear Algebra Done Right is much better than Strang. MIT, Stanford and Berkeley agree on this one thing.
I've read significant amounts of both, and I don't think Axler is better than Strang or vice versa. They teach the material with a different emphasis and interpretation.
Strang is a fine lecturer, especially his Linear Algebra videos. But Linear Algebra Done Right is much better than Strang. MIT, Stanford and Berkeley agree on this one thing.
http://www.linear.axler.net/
The abridged version sans proofs is available in PDF:
http://linear.axler.net/LinearAbridged.pdf