isbn0534393217

Reader' Reviews

book not delivered ,no response to email sent / / 2010-09-01
would never order another item from this sellar, book ordered Aug 9th and never recieved item by sept 1st, contacted sellar twice to inquire if book had been shipped with no response

Fast Service / / 2010-08-24
The book arrived in the promised condition and it was delivered on-time. Truly great service.

For what it's worth. / / 2010-08-10
Considering the book is designed for a Calc 1 style course, there is VERY little review of pre-calc type material. Very difficult to gain any type of review material or brush-up. But I will say it is a great text for what it was designed for: Calculus. I used the book for a continuing ed class, but have every intention on keeping it for future reference. Which is a shame financially. I mean, the seller sent me a MINT condition book that I won't be re-selling for some time. I'd definitely recommend them based on reasonable cost, excellent condition, and fairly prompt service.

Goverment 2301 / / 2010-07-02
The bookseller (dreamboat books) was great to deal with, would gladly work with them again. The book is o.k., for a government book.

An excellent guide to calculus! / / 2010-05-24
I have recently completed my second semester of calculus, and this textbook was used for each class. I was quite impressed by it. It starts out simply enough with a unit on functions and gradually leads the student deeper into more advanced concepts, such as differentiation, integration, integration techniques, numerical series, and vector analysis. The book also includes a chapter giving an introduction to differential equations, and it contains several appendices dealing with trigonometry, logarithms, complex numbers, and more; making this book excellent as a math reference as well as a class textbook. That's why I have no intention of selling it back after the class!

Each new concept is illustrated with several examples, and numerous exercises accompany each section. The author strikes a good balance between being overly abstract and overly concrete, so you can make this book work for you no matter what your style of learning math may be. It contains interesting side notes on the history of mathematics, and the pages are laid out in a way that's pleasing to the eye. All in all, a very well-constructed book.

I'm NOT saying that this book makes learning calculus easy-such a book does not exist, unless you're a math prodigy! Stewart's Calculus will, however, give you thorough guidance as you learn this difficult yet fascinating subject. Calculus is very hard to learn with any approach, but with confidence and plenty of effort, it can be mastered and I've found it a very fulfilling area of study. Hopefully you will also.