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You might enjoy one of the many books that exist for undergraduates to ease the transition into higher math classes, where there is a shift from the strong calculation-focus and rote-learning of most math teaching through calculus, to the more proof-centric and understanding-based approach that one finds in classes like abstract algebra, real and complex analysis, and other post-calculus math courses.Here are some examples of the kinds of books I mean, and you can find others by following Amazon recommendations from those:
http://www.amazon.com/Nuts-Bolts-Proofs-Fourth-Edition/dp/01... http://www.amazon.com/Mathematical-Proofs-Transition-Advance...
With math textbooks especially, it pays to look for a previous edition, as the current edition can be ridiculously expensive, and the previous edition might be only 20% of the price, with no significant differences between the two.
Also, don't get them for the Kindle, as Amazon doesn't seem capable of publishing a math book with lots of notation that doesn't also have tons of errors where symbols get incorrectly imported. I've bought at least 20 and yet have to see one that didn't have lots of incorrect symbols.