Bob Miller's Calc for the Cluless: Calc II [Paperback]

Bob Miller (Author)

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Publication Date: November 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0070434093 | ISBN-13: 978-0070434097 | Edition: 2

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.

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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, them 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 II 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 it's 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: 146 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (November 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070434093
• ISBN-13: 978-0070434097
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The book that will help you sleep at night!, July 8, 2000

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angie (toronto, canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bob Miller's Calc for the Cluless: Calc II (Paperback)

This book had very good explanations, which where clear and precise. It's examples where shown step-by-step...no steps were skipped, which some texts tend to do. I especially recommend this book to people who are having difficulty with cosine and sin problems. Your math anxiety will be decreased after reading the logic behind the formulas and practising the problems from this book.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Clueless why you bought it, August 6, 2000

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John McConnell (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bob Miller's Calc for the Cluless: Calc II (Paperback)

At best, the title is an accurate description of the state you'll experience once you've sat down and tried to make some headway. At worst, it's a misnomer. The format is apparently designed to put your mind at ease that, when the next TEST comes around, you'll be fine. Unfortunately, a healthy bromide for test jitters this ain't. A far and away better book is Robert and Carol Ash's The Calculus Tutoring Book, which is designed to actually TEACH calculus without mystification.

4.0 out of 5 stars Bob Millar's calc books 1-3, May 29, 2010

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This review is from: Bob Miller's Calc for the Cluless: Calc II (Paperback)

For used books these were in pretty good shape. There were signs of use and some slight bent out of shape pages and covers. The books were easy to read and illustrations helped me to understand the concepts that were covered in class.