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Get ready to master the principles and formulas of pre-calculus! Master Math: Pre-Calculus is a comprehensive reference guide that explains and clarifies pre-calculus and introductory calculus principles in a simple, easy-to-follow style and format. Beginning with the most basic fundamental topics and progressing through to the more advanced topics that will help prepare you for introductory calculus, the book helps clarify pre-calculus using step-by-step procedures and solutions, along with examples and applications. A complete table of contents and a comprehensive index enable you to quickly find specific topics, and the approachable style and format facilitate an understanding of what can be intimidating and tricky skills. Perfect for both students who need some extra help or rusty professionals who want to brush up on their basic math skills, Master Math: Pre-Calculus will help you master everything from sets and functions to derivatives and integrals. ... Read more

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Basic formulas, principals, discussions of sequences and progressions and step-by-step directions link formulas to everyday life
Joining others in the 'Master Math' series is this fine introduction on calculus, covering the basics of sets, functions and integrals. Basic formulas, principals, discussions of sequences and progressions, and step-by-step directions link formulas to everyday life and provide calculus students with an excellent foundation for progressing to the next step. The result is a 'must' for any high school or college collection where calculus is an introductory course, and for any student taking it.

Relatively minimal breadth of coverage of calculus and geometry, perhaps less obvious due to larger than normal font.
This is a nicely written and well-organized book. While not error-free, the relative number of mathematical errors seems similar to review books from competitors.

The text's main flaw is its breadth of coverage. It's really closer in size to a pamphlet than a book. Particularly as the font appears to have been "artificially" enlarged to make this short work appear even longer. You can confirm this yourself by using Amazon helpful, "Look inside this book" feature. Compared to, for example, the author's "Master Math: Calculus" in this same series, the font here appears to be about 40% larger. In addition, sections often end with considerable white space remaining before the end of the page.

Even with its larger font, this is quite a small-sized text, excluding the index, of less than 170 pages. Using a more typical font size, this text would probably be around 100 pages long. Of the 170 pages. about 90 pages are actually devoted to pre-calculus and geometry. The remainder, almost one-half the book, covers calculus topics: limits, derivatives, and integrals. Thus, the breadth of coverage of both pre-calculus and geometry is quite limited. This allows the author to concentrate on some key topics in both areas, but a consequence is that breadth of coverage is relatively minimal.

One of the earlier reviewers said, "Lots of good trig". While what's presented is nicely done, the chapter on trigonometry is less than 20 pages, and there are some presentation problems. For example, the graphs for the sine and cosine appear to have been constructed from joined semicircles rather than displaying actual sine and cosine functions.

Although mathematical plotting software was widely when this work was published, the author did not include output from such software in this book. This has resulted in many inappropriately drawn curves not only in the trigonometry section, as mentioned above, but in the sections on derivatives and integrals.

This book is more a sampler of many interesting topics in its title, but it cannot be recommended if a relatively comprehensive coverage of pre-calculus, geometry, or introductory calculus is needed.

Go, get it!
This is the third one in the `Master Math' series. Like the earlier ones, this too follows the same style. Simple, but effective. As I told in the review for the first two books, I was looking for a book to brush up my math after 22 years. I am repeating the same stuff, just keep one thing in mind; this is neither a text book nor a replacement for it. Written in a very simple and clear language and it is not just a collection of formulas and definitions. If you are starting after a long break, it is better you follow the reading order, go through the first and second books first. I agree with one of the reviewer with respect to the value of `Pi'; it is written clearly as "The value of Pi is 22/7 or approximately 3.141592654" but when we divide 22 by 7, what we get is 3.14285714 `. About the confusion regarding the relationship of pi, circumference and diameter, the book clearly says that "More specifically, Pi is equivalent to the circumference divided by the diameter of a circle".This book won't disappoint you. If all you want is to brush up or learn the basics or a fast reference, this is the book for you. If you are serious about the subject, add one more book and don't minus this.

Some facts are just wrong.
This is a decent book if you want to review this material. However, when I read a math book and there are basic facts that are just plain wrong I get worried. In chapter 1, page 23, the author begins to discuss Pi. In just two bullet points the author makes several incorrect or incomplete statements.

1) "Pi defines the ratio between the circumference and the diameter of a circle." CORRECT, the author should have stopped here.

2) "More specifically, Pi is the equivalent to the circumference divided by the radius of a circle." WRONG. The formula for circumference is: Circumference = Pi * Diameter. Therefore Pi = Circumference / Diameter.

NOTE: Another reviewer has stated that the above statement is wrong. I stand by my statement. Either he has a different version of the book or he read it wrong. The version that I have was published in 1996 and the full paragraph says the following:
"Pi, or (symbol for Pi here), defines the ratio between the circumference and the diameter of a circle. More specifically, Pi is equivalent to the circumference divided by the radius of a circle."
The author starts off correctly but makes the error in the second sentence which is the statement I originally quoted.

3) "The value of Pi is 22/7 or approximately 3.141592654."Absolutely WRONG and Partially WRONG. You can NOT say that Pi IS 22/7. This is so commonly used. In fact, I learned the same thing in grade school. However, if we divide 22 by 7 it is not equal to Pi by the third decimal place. 22/7 = 3.142...and Pi = 3.141...which leads me to the partially wrong portion of the statement. Whenever giving an approximate value of Pi it should be followed by ...

So, while the book can be a good review, be careful.

Table of Contents
Master Math: Pre-Calculus Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 Geometry

1.1. Lines and angles 1.2. Polygons 1.3. Triangles 1.4. Quadrilaterals (four sided polygons) 1.5. Circles 1.6. Perimeter andarea of planar two-dimensional shapes 1.7. Volume and surface area ofthree-dimensional objects 1.8. Vectors

Chapter 2 Trigonometry

2.1. Introduction 2.2. General trigonometric functions 2.3.Addition, subtraction and multiplication of two angles 2.4. Obliquetriangles 2.5. Graphs of cosine, sine, tangent, secant, cosecant andcotangent 2.6. Relationship between trigonometric and exponentialfunctions 2.7. Hyperbolic functions

Chapter 3 Sets and Functions 3.1.Sets 3.2. Functions

Chapter 4 Sequences, Progressions and Series

4.1. Sequences 4.2. Arithmetic progressions 4.3. Geometricprogressions 4.4. Series 4.5. Infinite series: convergence anddivergence 4.6. Tests for convergence of infinite series 4.7. The powerseries 4.8. Expanding functions into series 4.9. The binomialexpansion

Chapter 5 Limits

5.1. Introduction to limits 5.2. Limitsand continuity

Chapter 6 Introduction to the Derivative

6.1.Definition 6.2. Evaluating derivatives 6.3. Differentiatingmultivariable functions 6.4. Differentiating polynomials 6.5.Derivatives and graphs of functions 6.6. Adding and subtractingderivatives of functions 6.7. Multiple or repeated derivatives of afunction 6.8. Derivatives of products and powers of functions 6.9.Derivatives of quotients of functions 6.10. The chain rule fordifferentiating complicated functions 6.11. Differentiation of implicit vs.explicit functions 6.12. Using derivatives to determine the shape ofthe graph of a function (minimum and maximum points) 6.13. Other rules ofdifferentiation 6.14. An application of differentiation: curvilinearmotion

Chapter 7 Introduction to the Integral

7.1. Definition of theantiderivative or indefinite integral 7.2. Properties of theantiderivative or indefinite integral 7.3. Examples of common indefiniteintegrals 7.4. Definition and evaluation of the definite integral 7.5.The integral and the area under the curve in graphs of functions 7.6.Integrals and volume 7.7. Even functions, odd functions and symmetry 7.8.Properties of the definite integral7.9. Methods for evaluatingcomplex integrals; integration by parts, substitution and tables

Index

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Needed for Calculus III
I have not read through this book thoroughly, but it has been good so far.The examples are understandable and there is plenty of practice problems for nailing the major concepts.

Calc 3 text book
I would like to be the first person to state that this book is specifically the last 6 chapters of the book, chapters 8-13. It covers the very end of Calc 2 and all of Calc 3. If you want a book that covers all three courses, or just calc 1 and 2, you must buy the others. The # of pages listed here are only like that becuase the book goes up through 1045. This book starts however at chapter 8 like I said. The Calc 1 and 2 book is this: 0495559725. And the Calc 1, 2 and 3 book which is much more money is 0495557420. Please don't make the mistake and buy the wrong book and blame the seller.

When using this book, I personally only used it for its examples and a portable edition. This book unlike other versions of calculus text books does not have an answer guide that you can buy, you must arrange it through the company website which is a real big pain. When doing Calc 3, you want to do A LOT of extra problems, and it helps to have ALL the answers neatly worked out for you. I would actually suggst that you wait until you get to know your teacher and see if they use this book hardcore in class, and assign problems directly from the text, otherwise, it's a waste of your money, since there are plenty of free calculus resources on the internet.

quite good for a math book
Before reviewing i want to make 1 thing clear: THIS IS A 2 PART BOOK. They had it going for ~300 at the bookstore in my university. I found it on amazon for a much cheaper price and bought it right away. But this version was only the second part, which would be used in the 2nd semester of my math class. Of course the one in the bookstore was both parts combined. So i had to buy the Single Variable version of this as well. Pretty lame that they would split up the book like this, but maybe i just wasnt careful enough. The least they could do is make the cover picture different for each book though, not just a SV and MV difference on the top left.
Anyways, the text itself is great. There are plenty of examples that are throughly shown and explained in beginning of the chapters. I'd say i am average at best in math and i followed how they did most of them with ease. The text quality is great, clear graphics and font.
on another note, as with most textbooks, the questions are generally recycled. My friend had another version, i believe it was stewart calculus 5th edition. A good chunk of the questions were in both books, just numbered differently. So maybe you could buy a cheaper version and just compare questions with a close friend to find them in your book.

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Never got the order
Tried to rate Zero stars.I payed for the book with expedited delivery.It's over a month and I still haven't received it.No responses from seller whatsoever.I filed a complaint and am currently awaiting my refund. ... Read more

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For college math students, this volume is intended as an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the main ideas, methods, and applications of first-year calculus. It covers equations, functions, and graphs; limits; derivatives; integrals and antiderivatives; word problems; applications of integrals to geometry; and much more. Includes summaries, exercises, and background material. ... Read more

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former student
I haven't read the book, but I am a former student of Dr. Gootman.I took him for Cal I & Cal II at UGA in the late 90's.He has a way of making a complex subject very easy to understnd.

Wonderful text!
Great book. I wanted something that was NOT like an ordinary calc text book that gave explanations with words instead of complex proofs. Great for anyone in a beginning calculus class. Quick and easy read before jumping into a calculus text book.

Perfect for Calculus Brush-Up
I took Calculus in college and I got an A.But I went so long without doing it that I became rusty, to say the least.I eventually reached the point where I wanted to teach Calculus but I was intimidated by the 500 page (or more) books out there.I came across this book by Gootman, and my problem was solved!The book reads like a novel.The topics came back to me immediately due to the clear way he presents them.While this book is certainly not AP level, I was able to use the foundation that this book gave me in order to teach myself AP Calculus.So I can honestly say that I would probably not be teaching AP Calculus right now had it not been for this book.
I only wish there were books out there like this for EVERY topic in existence!

Calculus educator review
In preparation for a summer series of tutorials, I purchased a copy of Calculus by Eliot Gootman.

The author begins the selection with a review of concepts learned as part of the pre-Calculus curriculum taught at Souderton Area High School in the opening half of the book.He then begins a more in-depth study of the essential principles and concepts of Calculus in the work.What I have found especially useful are how the author describes the concepts in straightforward language and provides numerous sample problems broken down with both steps and notes from the problem to its solution.At the end of each chapter is a review of the major points and also exercises that the reader/student can solve, with answers provided in the back of the book.Because of this, I devised a worksheet with related problems for each chapter that incorporate the chapter concepts for the student to complete for summer homework.

In conclusion, the book is an excellent review of Calculus concepts, and can provide a bridge between high school and college level Calculus.The verbage is easy to understand, with sample problems and exercises that apply the chapter material.I will retain a copy of the work for future reference as a mathematics teacher.

Decent Reference, but NOT Gootman's Calculus
Amazon is linking this product to many reviews of Gootmans' classic Calculus (College Review Series). That book is not available on the kindle, unfortunately.

*This* book is a dry but thorough introduction to a wide range of basic calculus topics. ... Read more

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I am very satisfied with the purchase of Schaum's Outline of Calculus. The subject matter is presented in an excellent manner, and I received it very promptly. I would recommend it and the seller to anyone.

Great and helpful book, but full of errors
I would definitely recommend this. Most chapters have 2-3 pages briefly summarizing concepts, which helped a lot. When they reference theorems or formulas, however, many times I've found that the section mentioned is nonexistent or unrelated to the topic. It doesn't detract from the book too much, unless this is your primary source for learning calculus (which it isn't intended to do anyways). All in all, I'm glad I got it. I like how brief each chapter is; great for review. It's very thorough, too.

I bought this so that I could do practice problems before my calculus CLEP test, but I've found myself reading and taking notes more than anything. A few misconceptions I got from my textbook were cleared up when taken from another angle, which this book provides. This book is especially helpful if you're under a deadline like I am.

Good aid for calculus students
My son is using this to supplement his 11th grade calculus book.It seems to help with good worked out examples.

Very good material for anyone struggling with Calculus.
I have been introduced to "Schaum's Outlines" by a University Professor who uses them for his classes. They provide excellent practice exercises to help the student who may be struggling in an area. The answers are provided in the back and step by step instructions accompany the problems.

very helpful
If you know a little calculus, have taken it a while back or need to supplement your text, this book is very helpful. Plenty of problems to go through. Very helpful when trying to review for exams or GRE math subject test.If you have never taken any calculus, the explanations here are in outline form and will not help you understand much.This book covers Calc 1-2-3 in most undergrad requirements.If you are wanting to learn theory, there is almost none. ... Read more

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The book is pretty good. The cover is kind of tearing off, but overall it's still in good condition.

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Economical alternative to the full Calculus book by James Stewart.This copy came in the condition it was described as and the bit of writing is not a problem.The book arrived before the estimated shipping date.

Great Calculus III book, NOT Early Transcendentals
This is a great book for College Calculus 3. If your class requires the "Early Transcendentals" edition, this is essentially the same book. It contains the EXACT same material as the Early Transcendentals edition but everything is pushed ahead one chapter. It has the exact same amount of chapters and the exact same questions so don't fret, this book will work for your class. Also the new price on Amazon is usually cheaper than the used price in your university's bookstore! (Note that you most likely won't be able to sell it back to your university because of it not being E.T.). Overall a great way to learn Calculus 3!

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Good Book
I had the 3rd edition and bought this one for my wife to take classes. It is quite satisfactory.

Calculus Book
This book was in great condition when I got it. The subject isn't the easiest of course because it's calculus, but it was in good condition and serves its purpose.

Text Review
Many reviewers claim that this text "skips steps/examples." This is true. However, Much of the information it skips can be found in a standard pre-calculus class. Did those reviewers not do well in their pre-calc class? Or even take it at all? It is a hard text, but for someone going into mathematics this is not an excuse. Intermediate algebra, trig, or arithmetic will not be covered in this text. If you are having trouble with the text I suggest picking up another book on calculus that will "hold your hand" through an introduction to calculus before reading this text. Sorry if I sound condescending but calculus is not easy and you may need lots of independent study without an instructor.

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Get ready to master the principles and operations of calculus! Master Math: Calculus is a comprehensive reference guide that explains and clarifies the principles of calculus in a simple, easy-to-follow style and format. Beginning with the most basic fundamental topics and progressing through to the more advanced, the book helps clarify calculus using step-by-step procedures and solutions, along with examples and applications. A complete table of contents and a comprehensive index enable you to quickly find specific topics, and the approachable style and format facilitate an understanding of what can be intimidating and tricky skills. Perfect for both students who need some extra help or rusty professionals who want to brush up, Master Math: Calculus will help you master everything from series and approximations to partial derivatives. ... Read more

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The best calculus reference book available...
This new, updated version of Master Math: Calculus is a comprehensive, handy reference and teaching book.If you are curious about what calculus is all about, this book presents and explains all the topics that will be thrown at you in a college level calculus series.The book begins at a very basic level by clearly explaining Functions and defining and explaining the meaning and use of the Derivative and Integral.

As you can see from the Table of Contents in the "look inside" feature, this book goes on to cover Series and Approximations; Vectors, Matrices, Curves, Surfaces, and Motion; Partial Derivatives; and Vector Calculus.There is even a short chapter giving some introductory definitions of Differential Equations so you can see what your mathematical future looks like if you survive Calculus and go on to higher math!As the L.J. review pointed out, this book does not have problem sets, but it is filled with worked examples throughout the book to support the definitions and explanations.The L. J. review missed the point of the book and its criticism of the publisher's print and layout does not apply to this new version. In fact, it is great to see second editions of the Master Math books.They look great!I love the clear, direct teaching style of these books.

Master Math: Calculus is a great second source to your textbook for alternative explanations and examples.The book is packed with information and seems to focus on covering everything and putting it in context.I have purchased all of the Master Math books.They are the most helpful books on my bookshelf and keep me from ever feeling lost when it comes to math.I also especially love Master Math: Geometry and Master Math Trigonometry.Good luck!

Master Math: Calculus Table of Contents
Master Math: Calculus Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. Functions

1.1. Functions: types, properties and definitions 1.2. Exponents and logarithms1.3. Trigonometric functions 1.4. Circular motion 1.5. Relationship between trigonometric and exponential functions 1.6. Hyperbolic functions 1.7. Polynomialfunctions 1.8. Functions of more than one variable and contourdiagrams 1.9. Coordinate systems 1.10. Complex numbers 1.11.Parabolas, circles, ellipses and hyperbolas

Chapter 2. TheDerivative

2.1. The limit 2.2. Continuity 2.3. Differentiability2.4. The definition of the derivative and rate of change 2.5. D (delta) notation and the definition of thederivative 2.6. Slope of a tangent line and the definition of thederivative 2.7. Velocity, distance, slope, area and the definition of the derivative 2.8. Evaluating derivatives of constantsand linear functions 2.9. Evaluating derivatives using thederivative formula 2.10. The derivatives of a variable, a constantwith avariable, a constant with a functionand a variable raised to a power2.11. Examples of differentiating using the derivative formula 2.12.Derivatives of powers of functions 2.13. Derivatives of ax, ex and ln x2.14. Applications of exponential equation 2.15. Differentiating sums,differences and polynomials 2.16. Taking second derivatives 2.17.Derivatives of products: the product rule 2.18. Derivatives of quotients:the quotient rule 2.19. The chain rule for differentiating complicated functions9 2.20. Rate problem examples 2.21. Differentiatingtrigonometric functions2.22. Inverse functions and inverse trigonometric functions and their derivatives8 2.23. Differentiating hyperbolicfunctions 2.24. Differentiating multivariable functions 2.25.Differentiation of implicit vs. explicit functions 2.26. Selected rules ofdifferentiation 2.27. Minimum, maximum and the first and secondderivatives 2.28. Notes on local linearity, approximating slope ofcurve and numerical methods

Chapter 3. The Integral

3.1. Introduction 3.2. Sums and sigma notation 3.3. The antiderivativeor indefinite integral and the integral formula 3.4. The definiteintegral and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus 3.5. Improperintegrals 3.6. The integral and the area under a curve3.7. Estimating integrals using sums and associated error 3.8. Theintegral and the average value 3.9. Area below the X-axis, even and odd functions and their integrals 3.10. Integrating a function and aconstant, the sum of functions, a polynomial, and properties ofintegrals 3.11. Multiple integrals 3.12. Examples of common integrals 3.13.Integrals describing length3.14. Integrals describing area 3.15.Integrals describing volume 3.16. Changing coordinates and variables 3.17.Applications of the integral 3.18. Evaluating integrals using integrationby parts 3.19. Evaluating integrals using substitution 3.20. Evaluatingintegrals using partial fractions 3.21. Evaluating integrals usingtables

Chapter 4. Series and Approximations

4.1. Sequences,progressions and series4.2. Infinite series and tests for convergence 4.3. Expanding functions into series, the power series, Taylorseries, Maclaurin series, and the binomial expansion

Chapter 5.Vectors, Matrices, Curves,Surfaces and Motion

5.1. Introduction to vectors 5.2. Introduction to matrices 5.3. Multiplication of vectors and matrices 5.4. Dot or scalar products 5.5. Vector or cross product 5.6. Summary of determinants 5.7. Matricesand linear algebra 5.8. The position vector, parametric equations, curves and surfaces 5.9. Motion, velocity and acceleration

Chapter 6.Partial Derivatives

6.1. Partial derivatives: representation and evaluation 6.2. The chain rule 6.3. Representation on a graph 6.4. Local linearity, linear approximations, quadratic approximations anddifferentials 6.5. Directional derivative and gradient 6.6. Minima,maxima and optimization

Chapter 7. Vector Calculus

7.1. Summary ofscalars, vectors, the directional derivative and the gradient 7.2. Vector fields and field lines 7.3. Line integrals and conservativevector fields 7.4. Green's Theorem: tangent and normal (flux)forms 7.5. Surface integrals and flux7.6. Divergence 7.7. Curl 7.8. Stokes' Theorem

Chapter 8.Introduction to DifferentialEquations

8.1.First-order differential equations 8.2.Second-orderlinear differential equations 8.3.Higher-order linear differentialequations 8.4.Series solutions to differential equations 8.5.Systems ofdifferential equations 8.6.Laplace transform method 8.7.Numericalmethods for solving differential equations 8.8.Partial differentialequations

Index

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This is a good book for calculus refrence, but not for explanations.If you already know calculus, this is a good book to use to brush up with.Just don't expect to use this book to understand calc. ... Read more

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Adopts a user-friendly approach, with an emphasis on worked examples and exercises, rather than abstract theory

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A source of robust examples and challenging exercises.
Hirst's text does an effective job of introducing the techniques and applications of differential and integral calculus.Hirst does this by providing robust examples that enable the reader to develop the skills necessary to solve the quite complicated problems that he poses in the exercises.Since Hirst provides answers to nearly all of these exercises, the text lends itself to self-study.The text feels somewhat incomplete because it does not develop the underlying theory.It also does not cover sequences and series, which Hirst covers in his text Numbers, Sequences and Series (Modular Mathematics Series).While its scope is somewhat limited, working through the text is worthwhile since it helps you develop sophisticated problem solving skills.

This text is an introduction to college calculus for students who have been exposed to calculus while completing the A level course in pure mathematics.It would be appropriate for American students who have completed an Advanced Placement Calculus course and wish to develop their skills further.The prerequisites covered in the introductory chapter include functions and graphs, domain and range, odd and even functions, composite functions, inverse functions, and piecewise-defined functions.These prerequisites are discussed in the context of polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and hyperbolic functions and both trigonometric and hyperbolic identities.

The next chapter covers limits of functions, including the definition of limits and one-sided limits, algebraic techniques for finding them, properties of limits, infinite limits, limits at infinity, and the Squeeze Theorem.Since some exposure to differential calculus is assumed, Hirst also introduces L'Hopital's Rule here, although it could be deferred until later without interrupting the flow of the text.

Hirst then devotes several chapters to differentiation, covering the definition, properties of the derivative, the Chain Rule, higher derivatives, implicit differentiation, logarithmic differentiation, parametric differentiation, the differentiation of inverse functions, and Leibniz's Theorem.Once these skills have been introduced, Hirst shows you how to apply them to finding gradients and tangents, maxima and minima, optimization problems, linear motion problems, growth and decay problems, and the Newton-Raphson method of finding the roots of an equation.Related rates are not covered.

Hirst concludes his coverage of differentiation with a chapter on Taylor polynomials.The chapter begins with a discussion of linear approximation, the Mean Value Theorem, and quadratic approximation. He then demonstrates how to find the Taylor polynomial and the error associated with the Taylor polynomial approximation of a function.While I generally found this book to be fairly clear, I had to refer to Tom M. Apostol's text Calculus:Volume I in order to clarify the discussion in this chapter and to learn how to solve some of the problems.

The remainder of the text is devoted to integral calculus.After he introduces the anti-derivative (indefinite integral), Hirst discusses the logarithmic integral, integrals with variable limits, infinite integrals, and improper integrals before devoting chapters to integration by parts, integration by substitution, and integration by partial fractions.These chapters are particularly worthwhile since Hirst goes beyond the standard topics in order to cover reduction formulae, the Gamma function, inverse substitutions, trigonometric substitutions (including half-angle substitutions), hyperbolic substitutions, and partial fractions with repeated linear and quadratic factors.The text concludes with a chapter on applications of integration, including calculations of arc length, surface area of revolution, volume of revolution, density and mass, and center of mass.

This text would make a good companion to a more theoretical text such as Serge Lang's A First Course in Calculus (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics), Tom M. Apostol'sCalculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus with an Introduction to Linear Algebra (Second Edition), or Michael Spivak's Calculus. ... Read more

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Stewart's CALCULUS: CONCEPTS AND CONTEXTS, FOURTH EDITION offers a streamlined approach to teaching calculus, focusing on major concepts and supporting those with precise definitions, patient explanations, and carefully graded problems. CALCULUS: CONCEPTS AND CONTEXTS is highly regarded because this text offers a balance of theory and conceptual work to satisfy more progressive programs as well as those who are more comfortable teaching in a more traditional fashion. Each title is just one component in a comprehensive calculus course program that carefully integrates and coordinates print, media, and technology products for successful teaching and learning. ... Read more

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Fails epically at its fundamental responsibility: teaching
Of the 18 math textbooks I've used in my academic lifetime, this is the worst by a mile.Let's start with the unforgivable, dealbreaking flaws: it does a terrible job explaining mathematical concepts.Mr. Stewart seems to assume absolute mastery of all material involved (often high-level algebra and trigonometry) -- an assumption that causes him to frequently skip or combine steps in explanations, which can leave you scratching your head at how the hell he arrived at the conclusion (sometimes it even seems to assume you know the very things it's supposed to be teaching you).Worse, the intro & examples for any given section almost never give adequate training to solve all of the corresponding exercises.I found that reading the intro (no matter how many times) preps you for the first 20 or so problems, but for the remaining 30 you're on your own, stuck there staring blankly at the page, frustrated at having no educational resource to turn to.

If you want to survive whatever class force-feeds this textbook down your throat, you'd better hope you end up with a professor who's clear and helpful enough to compensate (do prior research on ratemyprofessors.com), because you won't get far relying on this book alone.

For the record, I'm not a moron.I'm naturally comfortable with and skilled at math, scored 91%ile on the math SAT, and got an A in both Precalculus and Business Calculus in college.This book made me feel pretty dumb until I found all the Amazon reviews on Stewart's other calc books making the same complaints.Don't let it get you down.

We can dock further points for being 1,000+ pages thick, not very solidly constructed (the binding gets weak and wiggly pretty fast), and with a sticker closing in on $170, outrageously overpriced.

calculus book
I am taking this course online and this book is very helpful with its examples.

great looking book
The book was in perfect condition. I was very pleased. The only downfall is that it took a month to get here, but overall I am very pleased.

wrong product
they sent me a wrong book, I chose another
I don't know what to do with it, I had to buy another book, the version

Great Service
I was really impressed with the rapid shipment, ordered friday and arrived on tuesday, the book was in really good condition minus one small tear on the inside of the cover near the binding, very minor, but overall, I was greatly impressed with the service and have been satisfied with the book. ... Read more

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Calculus for Biology and Medicine, Third Edition, addresses the needs of readers in the biological sciences by showing them how to use calculus to analyze natural phenomena—without compromising the rigorous presentation of the mathematics. While the table of contents aligns well with a traditional calculus text, all the concepts are presented through biological and medical applications. The text provides readers with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze and interpret mathematical models of a diverse array of phenomena in the living world. This book is suitable for a wide audience, as all examples were chosen so that no formal training in biology is needed. ... Read more

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This book is long time-coming for me....
Being a student of Biostatistics, Mathematical Epidemiology and Health Economics, this book came quite at a right time for me.
I have used Michael Spivak's Calculus for a long time, and other pure mathematics/engineering calculus books: but i always wanted a book about calculus that was tailored to the medical sciences, and yes i got it in Neuhauser's Calculus for Biology and Medicine.
However, i must say that, most people whose comments are immensely negative about this book are those who probably are lacking a rich background of mathematics, or have nothing at all, for that matter. Because if that is the case, yes, some concepts will seem difficult to grasp. But for someone like me who is already versed in precalculus, algebra and the like, and was just looking out for something more tailored to medical sciences, i find this book ideal.
So, yes, it will not answer all your questions, it will not be all-chewed up material for you just to swallow, it will need some ability and effort on your part.
But so far, it is the best reference in the market for calculus tailored to medical sciences.

Lies
The condition of this book was given as new or like new, something like that, all I remember is when I read the description, it made it seem as if the book was going to be perfect. When I get the book, it's falling apart. I have to tape the entire thing with masking tape so that the corners would stop peeling and also to stop the pages from falling out of the cover. Also, there was writing on many of the pages in ink, and somebody left their notes inside. If you're gonna sell a book online, at least take your notes out....just sending people your garbage now.

Horrible Examples-Nothing Like The Practice Problems
The frustrating thing about this book is that the practice problems are absolutely nothing like the example problems. Unless you have a teacher who expands on the ideas inside of the book you will have no idea how to do the problems. Good luck, this book is frustrating. It would be better if you had an answer book for the practice problems that contained evens and odds because the book continues to teach in the practice problems. Incredibly annoying when your teacher doesn't know anything either.

Calculus for biology and medicine textbook
Wonderful review in the first chapter of previous concepts and principles. We're only in chapter one (semester just started) but I was thrilled that it went over old material.

Required book for course
This was the required book for my daughter's college course.there are better ones out there but what can you do when the prof wants to use this one?

IMO, a calc book should be about calc, not calc applied to biological sciences (as if! I'm a practicing biologist for over a quarter of a century and the calc I learned I used mainly in chemistry and physics!). ... Read more

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Success in your calculus course starts here! James Stewart's CALCULUS texts are world-wide best-sellers for a reason: they are clear, accurate, and filled with relevant, real-world examples. With CALCULUS, Sixth Edition, Stewart conveys not only the utility of calculus to help you develop technical competence, but also gives you an appreciation for the intrinsic beauty of the subject. His patient examples and built-in learning aids will help you build your mathematical confidence and achieve your goals in the course! ... Read more

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Didn't send what was shown
i ordered a calculus book and received an 1870 census for highland county ohio.. don't buy from this user

calculus, full series
brand new and recieved the item in less than a week. great seller!
plus it was cheap

Perfect~!
My book came in on time and in the condition they stated ~ I'm definitely coming back for next year's books <3 Thank you!

Calculus
Don' t pick this one, so terriable. I had ordered the book almost one month ago, but I got nothing besides waste my time and money!!!!! Be careful!

never received
I never received this book after waiting 4 weeks.Amazon refunded the total amount paid. ... Read more

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A revised, updated edition of this classic Schaum's Outline which has sold approximately 1,100,000 copies since 1968. The book is completely modernized both in terms of mathematical content and language. Lists of formulas for derivatives and integrals have definitions and explanations added for easier understanding and some material on analytic geometry has been added. There are over 1,000 solved problems and hundreds of supplementary problems. ... Read more

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Superb if you took calculus, understood it and need a quick refresher. Problematic for any other use.
This is another in the Schaum's series that is excellent for review, good as a supplement and almost impossible to use as a stand-alone learning tool. The problems are all suitable for the (re)study of differential and integral calculus, they are worked out in enough detail and the coverage of two semesters of calculus is essentially complete. If you have taken calculus and did well in the course, then there is no better way to perform a quick brushing up of your skills. Other than that, using this book is problematical.

Pure Calculus
This is a great book for anyone who wants to learn or supplement his or her knowledge of the subject.I have used this book for my first year of college calculus and thanks to it I received an A, because of that I will continue to use it, it helps you understand the problems, but you actually have to think about them, you have to find out how equations are related and/or used, that is calculus, Calculus involves thinking if it didn't then anyone could be a physicist.

student
As I will be starting undergra engineering this fall(sept 00), I bought this book because I thought it would be a good supplement to my regular upper level calculus book from my senior year and thought it would be ofsome use in university. I really found this book to be a dissapointment(aswell as shaums 3000 solved problems in calculus). The way the material ispresented is not clear at all.The problem solutions are hardly presentedin a way in which the reader can understand and learn from them. They justconfuse the reader even more. As I have found with all Schaum's outlinesand solved problems books, they are of poor quality and of no real use toanyone. Try Harcourt Brace Jovonovich calculus (search HBJ Calculus). It ismuch better

Excelente libro
Es un libro excelente, que presenta en cada capítulo, una breve introducción teórica con los puntos más resaltantes y una cantidad de problemas resueltos de buen nivel de dificultad. Recomiendo a aquellaspersonas que se inician en el estudio del Calculo Infinitesimal ... Read more

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This Schaum's Outline gives you

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Customer Reviews (8)

very helpful
This book is very helpful to me as a teacher. I use it to supplement the text examples.

Great supplement to your average math course
This is a great as a supplement for everyone that is following a math course or wants to fresh his knowledge about calculus.

okay
the pages were a little bent when i received it, but it was otherwise in good condition

Just the best book for self study and review
This book can help an alien to math understand a calculus concept.

Good as supplemental text book, NOT good as primary textbook
There are not enough examples to explain everything you would need to know.I've found I had to go to the web or other more basic Calculus books many times to try to solve some of the problems in there.There are better books out there for those of us looking for complete breakdown of the problems and better explanations. ... Read more

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Prepared for students by renowned professors and noted experts, here are the most extensive and proven study aids available, covering all the major areas of study in college curriculums. Each guide features: up-to-date scholarship; an easy-to-follow narrative outline form; specially designed and formatted pages; and much more. ... Read more

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Concise coverage of calculus core with numerous worked problems,but lacking fully-worked solutions to end of chapter problems
There is now a later, slightly updated, and renamed edition of this work, "Introduction to Calculus(Collins College Outlines)", with the author now identified as Joan Van Glabek (ISBN-10: 006088150X). There are a few changes and additions, but both editions are quite similar, so my reviews of both are closely matched.

This is a relatively short, 250 page, book. Within that limited space, and in six chapters, it provides a review of basic pre-calculus topics followed by: Functions, Limits, and Continuity; Derivatives; Applications of Derivatives; Integrals; Applications of Integration, and an Index.

Topics are presented quite concisely, e.g., 'Related Rates' is covered in about seven pages, and 'Approximating Area' in four. However, the text is quite well-written, and in this case the brevity is an advantage, allowing readers to quickly gain an understanding of the first semester calculus core. In text problems are provided for readers to work as each new topic is presented. These problems are provided with fully-worked solutions.

The second edition includes a few additional problems compared to this edition. For example, in this book the Chapter on "Applications of Derivatives" ends with 19 practice exercises, the later edition ends with 22. These exercises were well-constructed to test understanding of key points. Although, for the end of chapter exercises, only answers not fully worked solutions are provided.

The new edition is printed on better quality and brighter paper - the pages in my first edition are already browning.

However, there is a serious problem with the second edition. The majority of the text in that edition was apparently retyped from this edition. Unfortunately, during the retyping, some errors not present in this edition were introduced in the second edition. For example, in the second edition's section on inequalities, a greater than or equal sign appears instead of the appropriate less than or equal sign. In another problem, solution points correct in this edition are inadvertently changed to incorrect values in the second edition, and a graph of the solution included in the first editon is missing in that edition, etc.

As the title suggests, this is only an outline and not a detailed presentation of calculus topics. However, for its purpose, a quick and well-written presentation of the key topics in introductory calculus, this outline can be highly recommended, particularly for readers currently in a calculus class, or thus who have completed one in the past.

In spite of some minor issues, this is an easy book to like. Considering the relatively minor changes and considerable number of errors introduced in the second edition, this first edition will likely prove a better value.

Don't give up on Calculus before you try this book!
I'm no dummy, but I had a lot of trouble understanding Calculus (had to withdraw 2 times). The teachers couldn't or wouldn't explain, the class text was obscure, but this book explained the basics in a straightforwardstyle leaving you to have to guess very little. Of all the *many* Calcbooks I tried, this was *easily* the best.Thanks, Ms. Dykes and HarperCollins for making Calculus comprehensible. (PS. I got an "A.") ... Read more

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Success in your calculus course starts here! James Stewart's CALCULUS texts are world-wide best-sellers for a reason: they are clear, accurate, and filled with relevant, real-world examples. With CALCULUS: EARLY TRANCENDENTALS, Sixth Edition, Stewart conveys not only the utility of calculus to help you develop technical competence, but also gives you an appreciation for the intrinsic beauty of the subject. His patient examples and built-in learning aids will help you build your mathematical confidence and achieve your goals in the course! ... Read more

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Plus and Minus
The content of the book was in great shape - pages clean and intact. However, the cover has a huge crease in the front. The product was marked as "good" but there was no indication that this was the defect. Purely cosmetic, but still dissatisfying.

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Excellent Service
Thank you very much. Item arrived on time and in great condition. Would definitely purchase again.

lots of theory with little applications
Order from Amazon was flawless as always.It seems like there are more pages of homework problems than pages explaining the math.Hope you have a good teacher because you wont understand it just from the book.

awesome book
math rocks, and this book does it justice. Too bad most students will only use a quarter of the book ... Read more

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Functions in R and C, including the theory of Fourier series, Fourier integrals and part of that of holomorphic functions, form the focal topic of these two volumes. Based on a course given by the author to large audiences at Paris VII University for many years, the exposition proceeds somewhat nonlinearly, blending rigorous mathematics skilfully with didactical and historical considerations. It sets out to illustrate the variety of possible approaches to the main results, in order to initiate the reader to methods, the underlying reasoning, and fundamental ideas. It is suitable for both teaching and self-study. In his familiar, personal style, the author emphasizes ideas over calculations and, avoiding the condensed style frequently found in textbooks, explains these ideas without parsimony of words. The French edition in four volumes, published from 1998, has met with resounding success: the first two volumes are now available in English.

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Modelling with the Itô integral or stochastic differential equations has become increasingly important in various applied fields, including physics, biology, chemistry and finance. However, stochastic calculus is based on a deep mathematical theory.

This book is suitable for the reader without a deep mathematical background. It gives an elementary introduction to that area of probability theory, without burdening the reader with a great deal of measure theory. Applications are taken from stochastic finance. In particular, the Black Scholes option pricing formula is derived. The book can serve as a text for a course on stochastic calculus for non-mathematicians or as elementary reading material for anyone who wants to learn about Itô calculus and/or stochastic finance.

Contents: Preliminaries: Basic Concepts from Probability Theory; Stochastic Processes; Brownian Motion; Conditional Expectation; Martingales; The Stochastic Integral: The Riemann and Riemann Stieltjes Integrals; The Itô Integral; The Itô Lemma; The Stratonovich and Other Integrals; Stochastic Differential Equations: Deterministic Differential Equations; Itô Stochastic Differential Equations; The General Linear Differential Equation; Numerical Solution; Applications of Stochastic Calculus in Finance: The Black Scholes Option-Pricing Formula; A Useful Technique: Change of Measure; Appendices: Modes of Convergence; Inequalities; Non-Differentiability and Unbounded Variation of Brownian Sample Paths; Proof of the Existence of the General Itô Stochastic Integral; The Radon Nikodym Theorem; Proof of the Existence and Uniqueness of the Conditional Expectation. ... Read more

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Excellent introduction to stochastic calculus
I found this textbook extremely teaching-oriented and an excellent introduction to a very hard subject, such as stochastic calculus. I would definitely recommend it for a Master's level financial engineering course.

Demanding, but potentially rewarding
I came across stochastic differential equations in my work. I could simply have taken the rote formulas and scribbled away, but that approach never delivers wholly satisfactory results. When I translate a computation into the very unusual computing fabric in which I deal, I need to step past the last line in the proof. Many paths lead to that endpoint, all of which differ in how the mathematics matches the computing engine. Part of my job lies in mating the approach to a solution with the vehicle in which you approach it.

Mikosch's slender volume has helped me immensely. It carries every sign of technical brilliance. More than once, an off-hand comment or a couple of lines of inequalities turned months of bafflement into moments of clarity - only the finest minds, Heisenberg among them, have done that for me. Somewhat into the critical insights, however, my own weakness blocked my climb toward the pinnacle of this book's conclusions.

I'm not a mathematician. I'm a math user. I can hang with the probability side of this book as far as it goes, but my insight into calculus has suffered several decades of benign neglect. I hold onto the development well past the 3/4 point in this book, but I admit that my grasp loosens. I'm sure I can get more from the later sections, using either low-order approximations or an intensity of approach that competes with other demands on my attention. I'm still working, but I don't believe that I'll take in all of the understanding that Mikosch gives out.

I am quite sure there is more in this slender book than I have extracted. That is not a problem in the book, but a mismatch between its goals and my preparation. It's helped and could help another person more, but leaves this reviewer looking for just a bit that the author assumed I wouldn't need.

-- wiredweird

Not a finance book, but one hell of an applied math book...
First of all, and most importantly, this is a math book with some finance in it, not the other way around, so you need to know some math before tackling it! If you find Newtonian Calculus complicated, Stochastic Calculus (which, in the realm of mathematics, is not the easiest of topics to start with) is not for you.

The aim of the book is not to present mathematical finance theory, such as option pricing or the Black and Scholes framework, etc... but simply to provide a little formalism and a lot of intuition allowing to better understand random processes and how they can be built at the infinitesimal level from Brownian Motion and previsible functions, and the macro properties that follow from there. Yes, random processes are at the heart of structured finance, but the goal of the author is simply to provide the tools necessary to better grasp financial applications... elsewhere. Therefore, Mikosh opted for an intuitive and rather informal approach presented in a mere 200 pages, which is quite refreshing in a field dominated by very technical and formal 500 page snoozers.

Given the scope and objectives of the book, there is no doubt that this is one of the best (and most affordable) reference available to simply and quickly gain an applied understanding of basic Stochastic Calculus. It can be used as an introduction to the topic before tackling more difficult and thorough books on SDE, or simply as a means of getting familiar with the ideas of Stochastic Calculus without bothering too much with the details of the proofs and move on to finance applications.

Being a strong believer that, at first, ideas are more important than the complex intricacies of formal proofs, this book allowed me to quickly gain a sound footing in SDE... Kudos to the author...

Great Introduction
This book provides an excellent mild introduction of stochastic calculus and stochastic differential equations to someone like me who do not have a first mathematics degree (haven't done measure theories). Although the final chapter on application to finance is not as good as other financial maths books such as Joshi's Concepts and Baxter&Rennie's Financial Calculus. Overall, this book sets some firm grounds for further studies on stochastic calculus & financial maths. In addition, the price is low for this book with a hardcover.

Not for beginners or intermediates
This book may be fine if you have at least an undergraduate degree in math.I have an engineering degree with a minor in math, have read many books on quantitative finance, read math books and work math problems for furn, have several years' work experience in analyzing and hedging with derivatives, am taking a course in quantitative finance, and have worked many problems in stochastic calculus.I was actually MORE confused AFTER reading this book (I'm not exaggerating).This book should definitely not have "elementary" in the title.

But whatever your level, there are other books that cover the topic much more clearly and comprehensively.Start with Nefti's Intro to the Mathematics of Financial Derivatives; it's the best.Then read Joshi's Concepts and Practices of Mathematical Finance.Then you may be able to understand Steele's Stochastic Calculus and Financial Applications.Steele doesn't pretend to be a book for beginners, but it is actually more comprehensible to beginners than Mikosch's book.

But if you are more comfortable with reams of mathematical notation and do not require much explanation of that notation, Mikosch may be just what you want. ... Read more

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Success in your calculus course starts here! James Stewart?s CALCULUS texts are world-wide best-sellers for a reason: they are clear, accurate, and filled with relevant, real-world examples. With CALCULUS, Sixth Edition, Stewart conveys not only the utility of calculus to help you develop technical competence, but also gives you an appreciation for the intrinsic beauty of the subject. His patient examples and built-in learning aids will help you build your mathematical confidence and achieve your goals in the course! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (32)

Book
This was a required text for a college course. The book came as described in terms of condition and came fairly promptly.

Good
Item is a little worn, and written in, but nothing that i didn't expect really.

ehhh
got the book within a week. the condition of the book was reasonable, but i dont think the price matched the way the book was.

Perfect!
Received this item within days. Minor binding issue but still in tact. Can't beat this quality at this price!

Disaster
First time taking calculus - this book made it a disaster.I'll give the author one thing, he is a smart guy.However it seems as though Stewart has forgotten how difficult it is to learn this material.Explanations are wordy and overcomplicated, and example problems are constantly missing important steps.In addition, homework problems are almost undoable.My first assignment for calculus 2 (using the second half of the book) took six hours to complete with two other friends because we just couldn't wrap our brains around the concepts.The only reason this review has two stars instead of one is because of the useful integral table in the back and an attractive cover design.Beyond that, prepare to be lost. ... Read more

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Practice Makes Perfect has established itself as a reliable practical workbook series in the language-learning category. Now, with Practice Makes Perfect: Calculus, students will enjoy the same clear, concise approach and extensive exercises to key fields they've come to expect from the series--but now within mathematics. Practice Makes Perfect: Calculus is not focused on any particular test or exam, but complementary to most calculus curricula. Because of this approach, the book can be used by struggling students needing extra help, readers who need to firm up skills for an exam, or those who are returning to the subject years after they first studied it. Its all-encompassing approach will appeal to both U.S. and international students.William Clark has contributed to Practice Makes Perfect Calculus as an author. William Clark is visiting assistant professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles, and coeditor of "The Sciences in Enlightened Europe," also published by the University of Chicago Press.