Bob Miller's Calc for the Clueless: Calc III [Paperback]

Bob Miller (Author)

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Publication Date: December 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0070434107 | ISBN-13: 978-0070434103 | Edition: 1

Bob Miller's humor-laced, step-by-step learning tips make even the most difficult math problems routine. Based on more than 28 years of teaching and student feedback, his easy-to-grasp strategies give students much-needed confidence.

Third semester calculus is easier than Calc II--that's only part of the bonus this guide to mathematical fulfillment brings to today's attention--challenged student. Even vectors and integrals present no problem!

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Student Tested And Approved! If you suffer from math anxiety, then sign up for private tutoring with Bob Miller! Do logarithms, sines, and cosines leave you in a cold sweat? Vectors and derivatives send stress signals to your brain? If so, then you are like the many thousands of students--students of all ages, all levels--who are anxiously trying to master math. Particularly calculus. Luckily, there is a cure: Bob Miller's Calc for the Clueless series! Like the teacher you always wished you had (but never thought existed), Bob Miller brings a combination of knowledge, empathy and fun to this often troubling subject. He breaks down the learning process in an easy, nontechnical way and builds it up again using his own unique methods. ``Basically, the Clueless books are my notes. Exactly the way I teach: friendly, clear. . .with some humor and plenty of emotion!!'' Meant to bridge the gap between the student, the textbook, and the teacher, Calc for the Clueless is packed with all the information you need to conquer calc. In this first edition of alc III are: anxiety-reducing features on every page; quick-take methods that fit short study sessions (and short attention spans); Green's theorem, Stoke's theorem, and others; more information on max, min, and La Grange; derivatives in many directions; plus curves and limits in 1D,2D, and 3D. ``I am always delighted when a student tells me that he or she hated math. . .but taking a class with me has made math understandable. . .even enjoyable.'' Now its your turn. Sharpen you #2 pencils and let Bob Miller show you how to never be clueless again! Calc for the Clueless series Precalc with Trig, 2nd edition perfect for High School students, students in AP math courses, or college students who need a refresher; a great primer for the SATs Calc I 2nd edition, Calc II 2nd edition, Calc III First edition, designed for first- and second-year college students enrolled in a course calculus sequence, or AP Calculus high school students.

About the Author

Bob Miller has been a lecturer in Mathematics at City College in New York for nearly 30 years. He received his degrees from Brooklyn Polytechnic, and has taught at Westfield State College, Massachusetts, Rutgers, and City College of New York. His main goal is to make the study of mathematics easier and more enjoyable for today’s students.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070434107
• ISBN-13: 978-0070434103
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,012,485 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Multivariable simplicity, January 20, 2002

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"ajrayman" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bob Miller's Calc for the Clueless: Calc III (Paperback)

After the stress of Taylor and Sequential Calculus in Calculus II, I assumed that the Calculus of several variables would be trivial. In essence, it was. However, the prohibition of calculator usage, coupled with the oddities of 3-D drawing made Calculus III a little more difficult. However, Bob Miller came to the rescue! With his relaxed prose style and user-friendly interface, Stokes, Gauss, and the like became quite simple. I was also concurrently in a Matrix Theory course, and his review of the idea of the R^n field and Abelian rules helped clarify other issues. All he needs now is to write a Linear Algebra book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too many typos, January 2, 2002

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Daniel J. McKinley (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bob Miller's Calc for the Clueless: Calc III (Paperback)

There are a lot of good ideas and good teaching methods in this book, but there are way too many typos for a technical book: things like subscripts, variables, or parentheses missing. And there are misspellings (like Stoke's theorem instead of Stokes's theorem). It's a great idea for a book ruined by lousy proofreading. Maybe the errors will be corrected in a 2nd edition.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Math Made Easy!, April 4, 2006

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S. Hochman (Florida, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bob Miller's Calc for the Clueless: Calc III (Paperback)

Bob Miller takes very difficult concepts and makes them extremely easy to grasp. It is the one math book that will not make you tear your hair out of your head!

The author uses a bit of humor and emotion to make math understandable to the average layman. The books are meant to be a supplement to whatever math text you are using. After Bob explains the concepts you will breeze through your textbook's examples. A great book at a great price!