Rating: 
Summary: Good for review but errors abound
Review: A good overview of calculus, though--admittedly--I am using it to review the subject rather than learn it for the first time. Very practical, and offers enough examples to get the hang of it in most cases. However, the egregious number of serious errors in the book (in a 4th edition?!) can often be frustrating if not misleading. Some errors are misstatements of theorems or errors in the worked problems! Others include mislabeled graphs, incorrect PROBLEMS (yes!), incorrect answers etc. Believe, me, I've spent hours checking my work, assuming I had made the mistake (but have verified using mathematica, graphing calculators etc.) For someone working nearly every problem, this leads to a lot of confusion and a huge waste of time. I estimate that I have found 20-30 major errors already, and I've only finished the chapters covering calculus of a single variable. :( If they had errata published, it might be a little better, but haven't been able to find any. Unfortunately, haven't tried other review texts...probably better just to get a real calculus book. I've forgotten the one I used in high school and subsequently sold. :(
Rating: 
Summary: Good effort, but...
Review: A good, fast review of your first two college semesters
of calculus. A lot of material covered, 59 chapters, 575
pages but take note, it isn't called an outline for nothing.
The worst problem is the problem that mars many technical
efforts such as this - errors. Errors are abundant, especially
in the figures containing graphics right where you don't
need them most. If you are looking for a review like I was,
it will work, but don't take this route your first time
through.
Rating: 
Summary: The Best
Review: Every engineering student and computer science student should get this book. It really helps prepare you for Calculus.
Rating: 
Summary: Completely nessecary for an "A+" in Calculus
Review: I bought Schaum's OutLines for Calc and PreCal to assist me in teaching myself Calculus. In no time, I found myself relying on Schaums more than on my text. I took Calc years ago in highschool, but this is the first time that the concepts really made sense. Worked out problems are clearly explained. All supplemental problems have answers printed. This book would get 5 stars if it had MORE PROBLEMS. But for under $20, this book is a steal. Better than any $100 textbook I've ever seen.
Rating:
Summary: An excellent companion to Calculus
Review: I found this book to be a very good supplement to anyone taking a calculus course. The main highlights (and some, but few) lowlights are as follows: The Good:
1. LOTS and LOTS of topics covered ranging from limit concepts to l'Hopital's rule to integral tests to multiple integrals, this book covers A LOT (and even a brief intro to differential equations.) 2. Enough practice problems to ensure that the reader will comprehend the material (as is the case with most Schaum Outline books). 3. Lots of graphs for visual learners. 4. A fraction of the price of most calculus books. The Bad:
1. The only bad thing I could possibly think of in this book is that it explains vector concepts and differentiation and integration of vector functions and gradient, divergence, and curl, but leaves out Green's and Stokes' theorems (must be covered in the vector analysis Schaum book). For more detail, check out the list of chapter topics on the back cover of the book (it's a pretty thick paragraph)
Rating:
Summary: Not just an outline
Review: I used to pretty much search online to learn Calculus and refer to a reference guide but then I bought this book. It pretty much covers everything I need to prepare for the AP Calculus BC examination.. and goes even further than that!
What's good about it is that it presents everything in a clear way, with worked examples and keeps most important theorems and corollaries intact. I highly recommend this if you want to learn Calculus and have at least completed a course in elementary Algebra.
Rating:
Summary: Schaum's Calculus
Review: I've worked with several versions of the Schaum's Calculus
over the years. This work has excellent coverage of derivatives,
integrals, curvilinear motion, polar coordinates, indeterminate
forms, indefinite integrals, centroids, arc length, tests for
divergence/convergence, partial derivatives, volumes, triple
integrals and a host of exotic areas. There are many multi-
dimensional diagrams to aid in your understanding of this
fairly complex subject. I did well in Intermediate Calculus garnering an "A". In addition, the Fundamentals of Engineering
Licensure Exam covered quite a bit of basic and intermediate
calculus. This is an excellent supplementary work to complement
the course textbook and class notes.
Rating:
Summary: Indispensible if you want the "A"...
Review: My instructor had a nervous breakdown about 1 month into an integral calculus class. He spent the rest of the semester discussing his personal problems during class, instead of teaching. He stopped giving tests and cancelled his office hours. We had a midterm, which I failed (with a 28/100), along with the rest of the class. My entire grade hinged on the final exam. I bought this book and spent the last half of the year using this book to teach me integral calculus. Two weeks before the final, the instructuor told the class that he was throwing out the midterm, and that our grade for the class would be based solely on our performance on the final exam. I got a 96/100 on the final, and an "A" for the course. This book saved me. (This sounds ridiculous, I know...but it is absolutely true.)
Rating:
Summary: Indispensible if you want the "A"...
Review: My instructor had a nervous breakdown about 1 month into an integral calculus class. He spent the rest of the semester discussing his personal problems during class, instead of teaching. He stopped giving tests and cancelled his office hours. We had a midterm, which I failed (with a 28/100), along with the rest of the class. My entire grade hinged on the final exam. I bought this book and spent the last half of the year using this book to teach me integral calculus. Two weeks before the final, the instructuor told the class that he was throwing out the midterm, and that our grade for the class would be based solely on our performance on the final exam. I got a 96/100 on the final, and an "A" for the course. This book saved me. (This sounds ridiculous, I know...but it is absolutely true.)
Rating:
Summary: Too good to be true
Review: Schaum's Calculus: I have insomnia because I can't figure out how a book could be so good. I started crying tears of joy I was so pleased. Money. Absolute money. More money than Vince Vaughn in `Swingers'. Spectacular fireworks should accompany this author's every step. This book is the Clint Eastwood of calculus...and by that I mean super cool.
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