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Summary: Excellent supplement for any beginning calculus student!!!
Review: As a physics and astronomy major in college, I wanted to say how much this book helped me in the years past. This book is undoubtedly the BEST textbook "supplement" that a student in AP Calculus (AB or BC) or beginning college calculus can have! This Problem Solver is exactly what it says it is - a book full of physics problems worked out in detailed solutions. All too often I hear people complain that these books are not very helpful because they're not organized better, etc. But that's nonsense! If you're in one of the above-mentioned courses and it's late one night and you're stuck on a homework problem...there's a VERY GOOD chance that there's a problem in this book that you can use to work through the solution. This book should not be used as a study guide, but as a reference source for anywhere from beginning to more advanced problems. The wide range of difficulty level is the best reason to have this book because rarely do textbooks have examples that are difficult. Textbooks like to show "easy" examples in then the student gets stuck on the more challenging homework assignments and exams. This book is well worth the money!
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Summary: This is exactly what the title says
Review: Even if you understand the principles, the handful of problems in the average textbook are too few to really drill you on the procedures. It's a little like the difference between understanding some music theory and being able to play an instrument. Practice, for those of us who are not math prodigies, is essential. If you are willing to put in the hours and hours, this hugh collection of solved problems is well worth the price.
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Summary: Step by Step
Review: I have been out of college for 7 years. I began Grad school last quarter. This book gave me the basic steps to relearn and remember Calculus. It takes you through each kind of problem without skipping steps or assuming you already know what you are doing. A big crutch for understanding single and multivariable calculus. -I passed the placement exam and then used the book to assist in other engineering classes.
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Summary: Step by Step
Review: I have been out of college for 7 years. I began Grad school last quarter. This book gave me the basic steps to relearn and remember Calculus. It takes you through each kind of problem without skipping steps or assuming you already know what you are doing. A big crutch for understanding single and multivariable calculus. -I passed the placement exam and then used the book to assist in other engineering classes.
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Summary: Excellent Help
Review: I have ordereded this book when I was experiencing problems with calculus. Now, whenever I have any complications with the subject, I turn to "The Calculus Problem Solver" to quickly find solutions to difficult problems. The book's step-by-step explanations act as tremendous help and inspiration to students struggling with the challenging subject. I think that this book should be made a required reading for anyone taking courses in advanced mathematics.
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Summary: Excellent Help
Review: I have ordereded this book when I was experiencing problems with calculus. Now, whenever I have any complications with the subject, I turn to "The Calculus Problem Solver" to quickly find solutions to difficult problems. The book's step-by-step explanations act as tremendous help and inspiration to students struggling with the challenging subject. I think that this book should be made a required reading for anyone taking courses in advanced mathematics.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I was recently offered a high school teaching job, so I needed to brush up on my calc, and this book did the trick. Unlike other books, this one "teaches by example". I always found that too many college professors & textbooks spend too much time trying to "explain" the concept. My experience has been to skip the lecture part, do the problems, and in doing so, the concept will come to you. The fact that the problems are all solved in detail is also a plus. A lot of texts simply list the answer to the problem, so you're often left wondering how they got it. This won't be an issue with this text.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I was recently offered a high school teaching job, so I needed to brush up on my calc, and this book did the trick. Unlike other books, this one "teaches by example". I always found that too many college professors & textbooks spend too much time trying to "explain" the concept. My experience has been to skip the lecture part, do the problems, and in doing so, the concept will come to you. The fact that the problems are all solved in detail is also a plus. A lot of texts simply list the answer to the problem, so you're often left wondering how they got it. This won't be an issue with this text.
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Summary: A great review book
Review: I've been out of college for over two years, and I'm studying for the math subject GRE for grad school. I still have all my old textbooks, but even when they have the answers in the back they don't show the steps to get the solution. The few problems my textbooks do solve step-by-step are simpler problems, meant to show the concept. Now that I have the Problem Solver's book I can "check" any problems that didn't have an answer and get through any tough spots. Even though the Problem Solver will probably not have my EXACT question, it will have the same type of question with different constants. I have yet to find a problem they didn't have a model for. I wish I had had this book in college. It's durable and surprisingly lightweight for its size. The last three chapters are specifically physics-oriented applications of calculus: energy, electricity, and fluids.
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Summary: REA Calculus Problem Solver
Review: The Calculus Problem Solver is an excellent book for University students or even high school students taking Calculus. This book is clearly organized with a table of contents and an index. It provides an explanation on each topic, followed by tons of practice problems with full solutions. It beats regular textbooks because the solutions are fully explained using words and calculations so the reader understands exactly how to solve each problem. It is also low on wear and tear, I bought my book used and have trucked it to school and back and it has remained in tact. I would recommend this book to every Calculus student and or Physics student as this book also provides topics ranging from first year Physics to Advanced.
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