Calculus and Analytic Geometry [Hardcover]

Abe Mizrahi (Author), Michael Sullivan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1990 | ISBN-10: 0534116469 | ISBN-13: 978-0534116460 | Edition: 3 Sub

This book is designed to reinforce ideas - new functions are not introduced and then abandoned; intstead, the authors have the ability to refer back to previously learned concepts and apply those ideas throughout the text. Mizrahi and Sullivan also excel at motivating new concepts. Motivation through concrete examples precedes theory and, wherever posible, the authors present geometric interpretations of difficult ideas (particularly in multivariable calculus). A new Differential Equations chapter meets the needs of instructors who include this material in their course. This book should be of interest to undergraduate students in engineering, physics, science, economics or mathematics who are studying calculus.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1276 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co; 3 Sub edition (March 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534116469
• ISBN-13: 978-0534116460
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,642,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reading, December 24, 2005

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Brett Bishop (Buda, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calculus and Analytic Geometry (Hardcover)

Note: This is for the 'Alternate' edition.

This book takes the reader from the ground up, up to (nearly) "everything else". Theorems are proven and discussed clearly. The format of the book is consistently appropriate. This book could be considered a must-try, perhaps a must-have.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still think and use this text., July 18, 2008

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G. Stauffer (Palatine, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calculus and Analytic Geometry (Hardcover)

I bought this text when I was first in college. Now, nearly 20 years later and after grad school, I look back at this text and am still clearly impressed at how well it was written and organized. The examples were very clear and timelessly practical. I have it on my desk at work for the occassional reference on some of my projects or even if something peaks my curosity.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BRAVO!!!!, April 1, 2004

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MARK SHERIDAN (FULLERTON, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Calculus and Analytic Geometry (Hardcover)

I HAVE USED SEVERAL OTHER TEXTS (ALGEBRA & TRIG AND PRECALCULUS)
WRITTEN BY MICHAEL SULLIVAN. WHEN I BEGAN CALCULUS I FOUND THIS
TEXT BY SULLIVAN AND MIZRAHI. mY COMMENTS APPLY TO ALL BOOK BY SULLIVAN. THEY ARE UNIFORMLY OUTSTANDING BECAUSE THE EXPLANATION ARE CLEAR AND WRITTEN FOR THE INTENDED AUDIENCE. SULLIVAN NEVER
FORGETS WHO HIS AUDIENCE IS. THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS OF EXAMPLES
WORKED OUT STEP BY STEP WITH EACH STEP EXPLAINED. THE EXERCISES AND PROBLEMS START WITH MECHANICS OF INCREAING DIFFICULTY AND THEN WORD PROBLEMS AND THEN ONTO CHALLENGING THEORETICAL PROBLEMS. THE BOOKS ARE VERY READABLE BUT ARE STILL STIMULATING
AND CHALLENGING AT THE PROPER LEVEL FOR EACH BOOK. HE IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW MATHEMATICS AUTHORS I HOLD IN HIGH REGARD. i AM A
STUDENT AND TUTOR AND I LOOK AT A TEXT FROM BOTH POINTS OF VIEW.
YOU CAN BUY ANY TEXT BY MICHAEL SULLIVAN SIGHT UNSEEN.