Calculus with Analytic Geometry, Brief Edition, 5th Edition [Abridged] [Hardcover]

Howard Anton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471076538 | ISBN-13: 978-0471076537 | Publication Date: December 29, 1994 | Edition: 5

The aim of this major revision is to create a contemporary text which incorporates the best features of calculus reform yet preserves the main structure of an established and well-tested calculus course. The multivariate calculus material is completely rewritten to include the concept of a vector field and focuses on major physics and engineering applications of vector analysis. Covers such new topics as Jacobians, Kepler's laws, conics in polar coordinates and parametric representation of surfaces. Contains expanded use of calculator computations and numerous exercises.

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Instructor's Manual, CD-ROM, Graphing Calculator and Students Solution Manual available. -- The publisher, John Wiley & Sons --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The aim of this major revision is to create a contemporary text which incorporates the best features of calculus reform yet preserves the main structure of an established and well-tested calculus course. The multivariate calculus material is completely rewritten to include the concept of a vector field and focuses on major physics and engineering applications of vector analysis. Covers such new topics as Jacobians, Kepler's laws, conics in polar coordinates and parametric representation of surfaces. Contains expanded use of calculator computations and numerous exercises. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 800 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 5 edition (December 29, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471076538
• ISBN-13: 978-0471076537
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,510,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It teaches you what other college calculus books don't., June 19, 1998

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

In taking the whole calculus sequence, teachers have pretty much forced me to buy a calculus book with every new class I took. I bought Anton's Calculus With Analytic Geometry for my first calculus class ever and throughout the following courses, I have always relied on it to explain to me what isn't explained in other calculus textbooks. It is not only a classic, but in my opinion, it's the best there is on the subject.

By the way, the companion's books written by James E. Ward, are also great books. They take the reader into greater depth in understanding Anton's examples and explanations. These books are money well invested if you are serious about learning calculus, over time they will always have a special place in your library.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate for self-teaching.., March 1, 2000

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Abe Rahey - See all my reviews

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

..of calculus. This book is the best Calculus book I have seen so far, and I've been doing calculus for quite a while now. It's excellent if you need to self-teach yourself, refresh your memory, or even to just have it as a resource. I would recommend this to anyone.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anton is superb!, April 18, 1998

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S. Judith Brower ([e-mail]) (Cottonwood, Idaho) - See all my reviews

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

I have used Anton's Calculus texts off and on from the first edition. He is far and away the best writer I've ever used. Particularly helpful is the way topics in a chapter flow one into another.

It is always difficult for 3-semester or 4-quarter courses to decide on a sequence of topics. Anton's choices in the fifth edition are different from what I would prefer, but they are acceptable to many programs. Regardless, he is again strong on the many ways he encourages and develops his readers' intuitive understanding of fundamental calculus ideas. My own students have actually come to believe that they can READ a calculus text because of Howard Anton.