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Title: Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals
ISBN: 049501169X
Author:
James Stewart
Publicate Date: 2007-01-25
Publish: 2007-01-25
List Price: $166.95
Average Customer Rating: 2.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: Too few examples
Many of the practice exercises are not even remotely covered by one of the examples in the chapter. While this can be an interesting challenge, it more often than not causes frustration and impedes learning the material. This textbook isn't a suitable substitute for even an awful teacher.
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2: Avoid any university using this book
The reviews speek for themselves. Half the 5 star reviews were comments on used book purchases and not the content. If they had 0 stars, that's what I'd pick.
Most universities use this book because it's what the department head used when he went though college or as a PhD it looks the best to him/her. They don't take into consideration that it is useless as a teaching tool or homework tool....maybe. It is awful even though tones of schools use it. I had a 97% in class till we hit section 11 and this book is horrible in this section. An example is that the problems in one section will have to do more with the stuff learned in the previous section then they do with what was taught in that session so it gets confusing. It goes so far as to be flat out wrong in some of its theorems like the Alternating Series Test. It's bad when the professor has to say that the book doesn't really mean what it flat out says several times in the section. It even contradicts itself in the homework problems. These aren't typos, it's just wrong in many areas in this section. It's like Stewart got tired of writing and caring that what he was writing made sense and figured no one would get that far in the book anyway. (half the time he's right)
Anyway, in every calc class I've taken with this book over half the class dropped, I've got an A so I'm not reviewing this on how I did, but on how poor the book is. Larsons Calc book is BY FAR a better calc book and every professor I've had including those who are forced to use Stewarts agree with that assessment.
Avoid any school using this text book. Who would use a book with so many poor reviews? I think someone should research the drop rate of schools using this book and those using others. To cover that material schools are asking kids to cover requires a good book to aid in learning the material. Larsons book does that, Stewards is a paper weight and a waste of money!
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3: Way better calculus textbooks than this low quality garbage
You know they just keep putting the author's credentials as if he is some math god who knows how to teach calculus. I had the earlier editions of this book and I will tell you it stinks. The textbook stinks, and the solutions manual stinks. His books are not user friendly and they seem to have a condenscending tone to the book for students who may not be crafty in mathematics as other students are.
In all this book is too advanced. Take it from me, I'm in a professional health school and I'm no dummy. This book is terrible. The publishers change the cover, and try to make a newer edition, thinking there are improvements. Don't let that cosmetic garbage fool you. I really think nothing changed with this book.
Teachers, if you want a good calculus textbook, I STRONGLY SUGGEST Calculus by Ron Larsen. Larsen's calculus textbook is good because the student can actually go home, pratice and learn calculus. A student, can't pratice calculus if he can't understand the textbook. If you want your students to pratice calculus, get a user friendly calculus textbook such as Larsen's Calculus. Stewarts, garbage textbook will only frustrate the student and you teachers will be wondering why the student is not doing will on the exams you give them. With a condescending, and unuser friendly textbook such as Stewart's Calculus, the student will lose all interst in the subject. And I know teachers don't want thier students to lose interest in a subject because the textbook is bad. Believe me, get Stewart's Calculus and watch the failing grades in your class skyrocket.
In all Stewart's Calculus is a terrible, terrible....TERRIBLE book.
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4: Awesome!
the book was at a great price and in great condition. saved me great money! thanks!
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5: Terrible
This book is so condescending, it jumps from point A to B without actually explaining the reasoning. Many of the diagrams are presented in a way that is hard to understand. I'm a freshmen in College and I usually don't have this much trouble in math. However, this book confuses me to the point that I use another textbook for actual learning! Thank god our teacher doesn't collect homework because the problems in the book goes from a low-level problems to a high level problems-like that! I had to do my homework from another textbook and I'm Acing the test now. A feat that would have been impossible using this textbook solely alone. If you want to learn, please consider buying another textbook!
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