Customer Reviews

Bob Miller's Calc for the Cluless: Calc II

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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.

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.

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.

I have not received the book I ordered and have tried to contact the vendor without any success. This will limit my trust in Amazon.com for any future purchasses.