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| The Calculus Lifesaver: All the Tools You Need to Excel at Calculus (Princeton Lifesaver Study Guides) | 
| Author: Adrian Banner
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 18211
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 752
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.9 x 1.7
ISBN: 0691130884
Dewey Decimal Number: 515
EAN: 9780691130880
ASIN: 0691130884
Publication Date: March 5, 2007
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Excellent Presentation of Calculus July 26, 2008
This is one of the best books I have found for a beginning calculus student. If you have a good knowledge of algebra you a desire to learn, you will succeed with this book. There are clear explanations and very difficult material is broken down into understandable pieces. Also, the videos on the website are really good. This is also a real bargain at under $20.00. Excellent book. Excellent teacher.
The Best Calculus Book - In Plain Language! July 7, 2008
I was a math/chemistry major and have a PhD in Biochemistry. I was looking for a review book to teach my son after being away from Calculus for 30 years. This is the Best Calculus book - Ever!! It is written in plain English as if you had your own personal tutor. There are many many examples of problems solved for you with step by step explanation and some real world examples. This book is must if you are taking Calculus for the first time or reviewing it. This book is Awesome!
Good for Single Variable Calculus May 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the best book I found for single variable Calculus. It should cover all or most of the topics from what is offered at school as Calculus 1 and Calculus 2. However, the book does not offer any or much information about Calculus 3, or Multivariable Calculus. However, most calculus help books do not offer much information about multivariable calculus. In addition, this book just came out. Maybe the author is working on or will work on that talks about multivariable caclulus. This book is a definite buy, however. Buy it, it covers all or most of single variable Calculus and is written in very understandable words. I was just writing this review to point out my problems with trying to find a multivariable book.
A great easy-going introduction to the subject March 25, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Before I even start talking about the actual book, let me just tell you that this is a steal. I don't know what the publisher was thinking, but a 750 page, recently published book on Calculus never sells for such a low price. On Amazon it sells for $16, which is a ridiculously low price for this 5 star tome. The average Calculus book is far from cheap, so this excellent guide is a pure bargain. Now, let's talk about the content of the book.
I'm very exigent when it comes to Calculus books and usually like a very formal and rigorous style. Most people don't. Many tend to like accessible books that speak to them in plain English. And this book is marketed as such. This is supposed to be an extra aid, on top of a regular textbook, to make Calculus more accessible. However, it stands on its own, thanks to its comprehensiveness and clarity. If commonly adopted Calculus books puzzle you, or if you are studying on your own, this is the book for you. Every step is clearly explained and it doesn't fail when it comes to covering all the pre-requisites/fundamentals. Thanks to its style and approach, pretty much anyone who's willing to learn, will. I'd even recommend it to high school students who wish to learn more about this subject, because I don't think they would have any trouble following along. The tone is informal, friendly and often even funny, making it one of the least boring math books I've ever read. I highly recommend it to those who are struggling and would like to really understand the subject.
The Title says it all. February 29, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am currently in Calculus 2 and have bought and been through countless other supplemental texts on calculus. The most helpful ones that I have gone through are The Calculus Lifesaver (it really is a lifesaver with clear cut text and specific examples and stratgies to accomplish all of your goals), The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems (another wonderful book full of examples and very specific guidance to give you a real idea and way to go about the problem even if you aren't a real math person), and REA Problem Solvers Calculus (a text full of problems and worked out examples). I have tried other books incluting The Calculus Tutoring Book, and the gambit of Schaum books and none of these helped much (unless you already know the math they are talking about). However the three books I have described before (calc. lifesaver, etc.) are the very best I have seen yet and I expect to be getting A's in my Calc. class in very short order.
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