Single Variable Calculus : Concepts and Contexts (with CD-ROM, Make the Grade, and InfoTrac)

Rating:
Summary: A Great Intro Calc Book
Review: I used this book for a first semester calculus course at Cornell University last summer, and I thought that the book was very good. The examples were helpful, and the book was able to cover a reasonable amount of material in the applications of calculus while remaining focused on teaching the calculus. The only problem with the book is that for high school students taking AP Calculus BC this book lacks topics in polar and vector calculus, but that is a very minor part of the test which shouldn't be too hard to learn from your teacher. For Calculus AB, however, the book covers everything you need. This is a great textbook.

Rating:
Summary: A Great Intro Calc Book
Review: I used this book for a first semester calculus course at Cornell University last summer, and I thought that the book was very good. The examples were helpful, and the book was able to cover a reasonable amount of material in the applications of calculus while remaining focused on teaching the calculus. The only problem with the book is that for high school students taking AP Calculus BC this book lacks topics in polar and vector calculus, but that is a very minor part of the test which shouldn't be too hard to learn from your teacher. For Calculus AB, however, the book covers everything you need. This is a great textbook.

Rating:
Summary: From another Cornell student
Review: This book deserves 1 star for listing "L'HoSpital's rule" in the index... L'Hopital's = L'Hospitals?
In any case, this book isn't bad. I've been using it for 2 semesters now. Examples and solutions are explained well enough. The solutions manual is a must.

Rating:
Summary: From another Cornell student
Review: This book deserves 1 star for listing "L'HoSpital's rule" in the index... L'Hopital's = L'Hospitals?
In any case, this book isn't bad. I've been using it for 2 semesters now. Examples and solutions are explained well enough. The solutions manual is a must.