Customer Reviews

Calculus, 6th Edition

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I agree with the previous reviewer that this is not a book for people who are looking for a gentle introduction to calculus. But for those who are looking for a sturdy reference that will give the proofs for the most common theorems used in calculus, this is a great book.

It has rigorous proofs, an excellent set of appendices for reviewing trigonometry and common identities, and a well chosen problem set.

I run a blog that is focused on complete mathematical proofs (http://fermatslasttheorem.blogspot.com), whenever one of my blog topics touches on calculus, this is the book that I go to.

Buy another book for the gentle introduction but if you want to understand the proofs that make up calculus, buy this book.

I ordered this book and though it was going to be what I needed, but it ended up just being Part A of two parts. Was not what it said it was in the description. Make sure you know what part you need before you order because when ordering from amazon this will just be part a.

I needed this book for a class I'm taking. Buyers beware - Part A and Part B seem to have the same ISBN as the entire combined volume. I received Part B but by luck ended up only needing that part.

I would give this book zero stars if I could. This textbook should only be used as a review for those who have completed Calculus-not for those trying to learn it. From the very beginning of the book the notation is very complex and was clearly written by a mathematician who decided his notation was the most conducive to learning. After completing Calculus III everything makes a lot more sense, but this is only because I had a brilliant instructor. The most laborious part of the notation is used when explaining how a Riemann Sum goes from discrete to integral calculus. It is more like learning a different language along with calculus when you use this book. The examples, which should be straightforward in order to get the concepts across are of course just as complicated as everything else in the book. Because of this, the excercises are very difficult to follow without the use of a solutions manual. The solutions manual also has some glaring flaws, but I won't get into that. The only real redeeming quality of the book is that at most universities you will be able to use it for three semesters. So you get your money's worth. I hope that when they release a new edition that some of the problems will be addressed, because at its current new price the book has little value to most. If you plan to teach yourself Calculus, do not buy this book. It will be a waste of your time and money.

I used this textbook for my Multivariable Calculus class at Duke University and found it to be quite unhelpful and a bit confusing. It's just a standard textbook, but I didn't like some of the notation and it gets a bit wordy sometimes. The practice problems are challenging though, but I supplemented learning the material with online MIT lecture videos.

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Good evening.

The book I purchased from you is very informative and easy to understand. There are examples on various fields such as business, science practical way of life. Problems on techniques of integration are very challenging. It was my first time to solve those problems which I found very self-fulfilling. I wish to send the authors my congratulations.

However, as I browsed on the book when I received it, some of the pages are detached from the binding. It looked like that the people who bounded the pages did not check them. please have them check the binding before delivery.

the books are carefully sealed in plastic, then sealed in a box then tied in a tamper-proof sack. they were delivered to me intact and in good condition except the loose pages from the bind.

Many thanks and good evening from here in the Philippines.

The product was shipped on time, the book was in good shape and the price was very reasonable.

All you need to know is that Duke's bookstore was selling this USED at $89.50 and new at $156. I got used for $43 from here. Nothing beats that.