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Calculus: Study And Solutions Guide Volume 1 Eight Edition

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When I was in pre-calculus I found the Student Study and Solutions Guide for Algebra and Trigonometry by Dianna Zook to be indispensable. I learned more from it than I did from the text book. Unfortunately Diana Zook did not write this solutions guide. This book is written by the authors of the text book. I would say that 75% of the time that I refer to this solutions guide, I come away empty handed. The problem is that the authors of this book skip too many steps and this usually includes the step that I am having problems with. I think their theory is that you should remember everything that you learned in algebra and trig and shouldn't need any help from the solution guide doing those steps. Sounds like a good theory but, unfortunately, that's not the way it is in real life. The answers to the odd problems are in the back of the text book and this isn't much better than that. My suggestion is to save your money and find help from other sources. My suggestion to Houghton-Mifflin is to let Dianna Zook write the next calculus solutions guide.

This should be titled "Hint Guide," because it rarely shows the complete solution. It is very frustrating to open the "Solutions Guide" only to find the same information I would have found in the back of the textbook. And often, the answer in the back of the textbook is clearer than the convoluted answer in the solutions guide. Most of the time only the answer is given, with perhaps a step or two of the work shown. An example - If the textbook asks the student to find the second derivative of a function, the solutions guide will show the original function, the first derivative, and the second derivative, with no other work to show how they came to that answer.

I have also come across several problems where the answer in the solutions guide was different than the answer in the back of the textbook. They could have done a much, much better job.

Larson and company does a great job in their books, which is why so many schools have begun to use his text books. I find it very easy to understand once I do more problems, however, you need the solutions and study guide for the problems worked out to all the questions. This page is really for volume 2 of the study and solutions guide. I figured that out after ordering several of the volume 2 books. That was frusterating. The picture you see clearly states volume 1.

Review book is decent, It doesn't show all the steps, I would have like them to at least write the Identity that they decide to use for some problems.

This is well worth the $$ if you know your trig and algebra. It doesn't have all the steps but helps me see the solution and ultimately my mistake! If you don't know your trig and algebra get the book and review your stuff that you know you should know!

I should have taken other people's advice: this solution manual isn't very helpful. I get stuck and have to work out the problems on my own. The solution doesn't show every step. A bit of a downfall for students who are not strong in math or math majors. Great transaction from seller though.

I find this book helpful when I'm working on my Homeworks. It's a shame that it doesn't have solutions for even-numbered questions. However, when you're stuck and want to find out how to solve a certain problem, it's a go-to book.

Great for students who are interested in additional help outside the classroom. The manual provides step by step answers to the odd problems in the text book. If you are dedicated to achieving an A in the class, the manual will help a great deal!

SOME OF THE ANSWERS ARE INCORRECT....SOMETIMES THE STEPS ARE NOT STRAIGHT FORWARD....IF U ARE LOOKING JUST TO PASS THE CLASS ITS A GOOD BOOK....IF U WANT TO UNDERSTAND SAVE YOUR MONEY FOR SCHAUM'S CALCULUS WORKBOOK.

This book is fantastic and such a help. Even though this material can be viewed free through [...], I find it more useful to have in hand.