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Summary: Worst calculus book I've ever encountered
Review: I like this book because it has an excellent format and a logical progression of topics (quite standard). It has answers for every other question and provides NUMEROUS each of section questions as well as end of chapter questions, of various degrees of difficulty. The explanations and expositions are clear and concise and should have you understanding most of the material with some thought and effort. Because let's face it: no book will learn for you or magically transform itself into your ability without some effort (however much or miniscule) on your part. I find mathematics fairly easy (I'm an engineer), so this book was quite good because some of the questions do take a bit of time (some challenge is always good!). A few of them are VERY difficult, though I've yet to run into one that is by my worth unsolveable. But this is dependent on your mathematical ability. Altogether, not bad and will teach you introductory calculus and multivariable claculus with some useful appendices as well, including some complex numbers (but not enough). Damn thing weighs about 10lbs though...:)
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Summary: Great
Review: I used this book for my single-variable integral calculus course and I must say it did an excellent job of teaching what the instructor couldn't. The problem sets are good, and if the solutions manual wasn't riddled with errors, the combination would be outstanding.
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Summary: Worst Calculus book
Review: Like all other reviews , I also consider that this book is the worst calculus book , I also like math but I didnt find any explanation to the problems in this book. THIS CALCULUS BOOK IS REALLY BAD.
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Summary: Terrible, needlessly confusing mofo of a book...
Review: This atrocious textbook is by far the worst, most confusing textbook, and the volume most devoid of simple, useful explanations I have ever had to endure.
Most explanations and definitions are given in pure mathematical notation, which leaves you (for the most part) ready to crank out a number, but totally unsure of its larger significance. Interestingly, most of the useful information is to be found in the Instructor's Solution Manual, where they actually work out all of the problems in the book. Why the hell they take the time to work out all the problems for the INSTRUCTOR, but give us students no such luxury is beyond me.
When the book's obtuse and esoteric explanation fails, it's very helpful to see how the pros did it, so I'd recommend buying the answer guide in addition to this book if you're forced to get it. To its credit, this book does present a lot of pretty graphs, and makes a pretty decent cutting board or paperweight in a space-cramped dorm. If you want a good general reference, get something else.
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Summary: Terrible, needlessly confusing mofo of a book...
Review: This atrocious textbook is by far the worst, most confusing textbook, and the volume most devoid of simple, useful explanations I have ever had to endure.
Most explanations and definitions are given in pure mathematical notation, which leaves you (for the most part) ready to crank out a number, but totally unsure of its larger significance. Interestingly, most of the useful information is to be found in the Instructor's Solution Manual, where they actually work out all of the problems in the book. Why the hell they take the time to work out all the problems for the INSTRUCTOR, but give us students no such luxury is beyond me.
When the book's obtuse and esoteric explanation fails, it's very helpful to see how the pros did it, so I'd recommend buying the answer guide in addition to this book if you're forced to get it. To its credit, this book does present a lot of pretty graphs, and makes a pretty decent cutting board or paperweight in a space-cramped dorm. If you want a good general reference, get something else.
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Summary: Worst Calculus book
Review: What a MESS!!! This is THE WORST textbook I have EVER seen on Calculus (or any other topic)! It should never be used to introduce students to the subject, because I guarantee all it will produce is frustration and confusion! There is little to no explanation on topics, some sections jump right into examples without any background for understanding the basis for the solutions, small little tidbits of important concepts are hidden away in text in obscure places, other less important stuff seems to take prominence in the text and ramble on and on, even the approach to exercises seems to be backward - material in the section and worked examples show a method of solution, but the first few sections of exercises ask you to solve the problem backward, and later on you find problems that would have been helpful in the beginning to get you familiarized with the concepts. The Solution Manual to the text isn't much help either. The only way I can accept this book as being worthy of print is to possibly think that it was written for Math instructors - people who already understand the subject and want to read something different - because THIS BOOK STINKS from a student's perspective. It is really, really, REALLY BAD!!! I like math, but I will never take another class if the textbook is by this author.
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Summary: Worst Calc Book EVER!
Review: What a MESS!!! This is THE WORST textbook I have EVER seen on Calculus (or any other topic)! It should never be used to introduce students to the subject, because I guarantee all it will produce is frustration and confusion! There is little to no explanation on topics, some sections jump right into examples without any background for understanding the basis for the solutions, small little tidbits of important concepts are hidden away in text in obscure places, other less important stuff seems to take prominence in the text and ramble on and on, even the approach to exercises seems to be backward - material in the section and worked examples show a method of solution, but the first few sections of exercises ask you to solve the problem backward, and later on you find problems that would have been helpful in the beginning to get you familiarized with the concepts. The Solution Manual to the text isn't much help either. The only way I can accept this book as being worthy of print is to possibly think that it was written for Math instructors - people who already understand the subject and want to read something different - because THIS BOOK STINKS from a student's perspective. It is really, really, REALLY BAD!!! I like math, but I will never take another class if the textbook is by this author.
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