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Summary: Not satisfied
Review: If you are begining calculus this is probably not a goog book to start with. I am a college student and did not really like the book. The text used in my school is easier to understand. I feel i wasted my money.
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Summary: Calculus Made Easy, Silvanus P. Thompson and Martin Gardner
Review: Being an electrical engineer (with additional majors in mathematics and physics) and pushing twenty-five years work experience, I have to admit not a little anger at having read this book. This anger, however, stems from the facts a) that I was not fortunate enough to have had it as a resource while I was learning calculus and b) I have seen a lot of author-aggrandizing techno-babble dedicated to the subject that has served only to discourage the masses! Mr. Gardner has done a great service with regard to both Mr. Thompson's opus and all students of mathematics. With Mr. Gardner's additions, it is even simpler, more straightforward and, in terminology borrowed from the realm of pure mathematics, "elegant" in its presentation and demystification of the subject. To anyone beginning the study of calculus and desiring to understand and appreciate the subject, it is highly recommended for both reading and practice.M. L. Sewell, Jr., 3/2000
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Summary: Get Two Masters for the Price of One
Review: As much as Thompson is (was) a master teacher, Gardner supplements and advances Thompson's genuine genius for explaining calculus. Read this book, and champion math fundamentals--you will not fall prey to the easy allure of the modern, faddish "self-esteem math."
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Summary: Thompson is a master at presenting this difficult subject!
Review: When I was 14 years old I just bought this book on whim. However, once I picked it up, I couldn't put it back down! Although I am no math wizard, I completely understood the concepts Thompson presents. This is a must-have for the simply curious or those who need a thorough review. Buy it!
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Summary: Lucid and unpretentious
Review: Incredible book. I have high technical degrees that imply my mastery of math. The truth is years after this formal 'going-thru-the-motions' education, this book helped me 'understand' what those motions were about. I can't wait to get back to it each evening. M.G's comments are worth it - get the new edition.
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Summary: Look who else read this book.
Review: As the commercial reviews mention this is a classic text. Such notables as Feynman and Dyson both studied this book. In fact, Feynman quotes Thompson in his Lectures on Physics.
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Summary: A great book for anyone
Review: As a freshman next year I'm signed up to take Pre-Calc. This book has helped me to learn so much already that I'm sure I can get an easy A in all of my math classes in High School. I've also learned so much that I should be able to take advanced math courses during my senior year, such as Calculus 3 or Calculus AP. This book was easy to understand and taught me a lot. Even if you've already had Calculus, this book can teach you more about it and help you understand the sub-subjects within Calculus that you found tough or impossible before.
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Summary: I Flunked Calc TWICE, then got an A with this book!
Review: I was embarrassed to fail calculus twice and still pursue a finance degree which required differential calculus on a daily basis. Nothing made sense to me until I read the common sense guide to both diff. and integr. calculus. My paperback version got do dog-eared that I bought five copies of the new Gardner hardcover edition. I got that finance degree and I handle complex algorithms now. They call math geeks who handle financial math and computers programs, "quants."
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Summary: Martin Gardner-- The Mathemagician of the Twentieth Century
Review: Just when you think Martin Gardner can't top himself, he magically appears with another work that is more stunning than his last... if that is possible. Don't even give thjs a second thought , just buy it... for you , your kids, or whoever. There are only 2 people to consider if you want the best in science, math and puzzles: Mr. Gardner and his heir apparennt, Terry Stickels. They are the best--get everything you can from both these great authors!!!
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Summary: You need this book!
Review: I took 2 years of calculus while studying for my engineering degree. I passed, but never really understood what I was doing - it was all rote. 15 years later, I discovered this book, and the scales dropped from my eyes. There aren't sufficient superlatives available to express how much this text helped my understanding. This slim volume taught me more about calculus than 2 years and 20 pounds of opaque textbooks ever did. If you have a kid who's going to be taking calculus, get him/her this book before whatever passes for education these days does its number.
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