3,000 Solved Problems in Calculus

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Summary: A good supplement
Review: This is a very good book, the contents are cleanly and easily accessible, actually the second page. The problems are plenty and of all levels. This is my first supplement for calculus and I must say the book should be used after you do textbook problems or if you can't do basic textbook problems, it's a good help to get you started. There are two downfalls to the books: 1) Basic elementary proofs take up a page or two in some very short sections, these things can EASILY be found in the appendix of a textbook. 2) The book shows steps, but may sometimes think you understood a step, this can cause hell and take time to figure out, though rare, but still annoying. 3) Lack of explanation, this only happend to me in one section the Related Rates section, the beginning was easy but from the middle it was hell. But I still gave this book a 5 because it is a very good supplment

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Summary: Saved my life (and my grade)
Review: When enrolled in AP Calculus AB in high school, I found myself struggling. Often, even after understanding a concept, I would have difficulty doing the problems in the homework. I found that the example problems we did in class and in the book were often insufficient and I often wished for more example problems. This book was extremely helpful because it is nothing but example problems, and so it was perfect for me. It is a great resource for reinforcing concepts learned in class, helping with homework, studying for tests, etc.

I am, however, compelled to agree with the reviewer that more detailed explanations of the problems could have been helpful in many cases (this is why I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5). I would, however, still recommend this book to anyone taking calculus. In some cases, the fact that they don't explain the problems is good because it forces you to "work through" the problems and figure out why they did each step and what each step was doing.

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Summary: Hard to find a better study guide
Review: When you get down to it, the fact is that seeing a problem done is always better than being lectured on methodology. You won't find a better compilation of problem solutions than those in this book. I would recommend that anyone in Calc I or II get this as a supplement, because it could very well save your butt. As far as I can tell, it covers all the topics in my enormous textbook. There was a solutions guide available for the text, but it [isn't good] in comparison to this. Don't waste your money on other 'do it yourself' calculus books, this is all you need.

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Summary: A Godsend
Review: With the help of this mighty tome, I received an A in Calculus 1 and 2. Friends, buy this book; you will never regret it. Bear in mind, however, that the merits of this book extend only as far as single-variable calculus.