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The Calculus 1 & 2 Tutor - 2 DVD Set! - 8 Hour Course! - Learn By Examples!

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let me just say this guy is a fantastic teacher. while watching his dvds (and ive watched two, the calculus series and the trig series)--i thought quite a few times, wouldnt it be nice if my college professors knew how to teach like this? ofcourse they can't even speak english.

anyways, this calc tutor dvd is superb if you are either in calc 1, or extremely extremely lost in calc 2. but don't assume just becuase its called 'the calculus 1 & 2 tutor' that it adequately covers calc II. it covers almost nothing. however, i sure wish i had this when i was in calc I. that said--if you are in dire need of help this may be your break. give it a try :)

just wanted to add the advantage of this dvd over having a live tutor--true you can't ask questions.. but you can rewind & rewatch to your hearts content, and you can pause it & try working out the problems, etc. try doing that with a human! or someone who only has an hour to work with you, and may get fustrated when they have to explain something 4 times. dvd's don't get annoyed! and did i mention how much more economical this option is? the hours of tutoring you get from this dvd for its price.. far ourweigh the mileage you'd get paying someone by the hour, for every hour..

I suggest that these DVDs be used by high schools and universities so that the students understand the basics in a clear and concise way without being confused. This set will give you the basic tools that will enable you to reason and explain to yourself and others as to why you should use a certain approach to solve a given problem. You will not have to rely on your memory because it will all make sense to you.

In closing I would say do not fear Jason Gibson's DVDs are here.

I have had a hard time in Calculus. It was probably my fault because I didn't master some of the fundamental concepts early on. I learned the hard way that the topics in calculus build on each other and if you don't understand the early material you will definitely not be able to master the later stuff. When I realized what was going on, I picked up a copy of this DVD, and after one single weekend of viewing some of the material on this DVD my understanding of this subject skyrocketed.

I think the reason is that the teaching style is so approachable...as you watch the teacher he actually makes you think that learning calculus is easy, which is a hard pill to swallow if you are struggling student as I was. Once those barriers are broken down, and you begin to realize that it isn't that hard at all, my confidence began to soar and I was off and running.

I would recommended this DVD to anyone taking Calculus. If you need some help like learning *how* to do the math without all of the repetitive lecturing then this DVD is for you.

My first four weeks in my college cal class were an exercise in misery. My instructors did not speak enough English to answer questions, and they simply wrote out the problems the course coordinator gave them without explaining the concepts, so when I went to do the homework, I was completely lost. I was so frustrated because I could tell they were not difficult concepts, but left unexplained, I had no clue what I was doing. Class became something I went to solely to not miss any quizzes (which I made C's and below) because I learned more on my own--and I do not teach myself math and science very well at all. After my first test, I ordered these dvd's for 2-day shipping, I was so desperate. I left class one day nearly in tears because I didn't understand what he was talking about at ALL--I had never been so lost in my entire life. I received the dvd's that afternoon, and understood exactly what we had gone over in class earlier. Not only that, but it was EASY. I felt kind of dumb for not getting it sooner. I went from loathing Calculus to loving it--in about 1 hour.

Definitely purchase these if you either haven't had math in awhile (like me) or your instructor's teaching style does not match your learning style (also like me). WELL worth the money!!! The money I spent on the dvd's was probably much cheaper than what I would have spent on Advil and therapy. :)

I highly recommend this tutor's Algebra, Trig, Physics, and Calc DVD sets. The calculus set, like the others, gives one a no-nonsence step by step tutoring in Calculus 1. I just love the fact that there is no annoying music and condescending skits to side track you (unlike other DVD math products). All you get here is a white board and a guy churning away example after example that really brings home the point.

One caveat. This set does not include Calc 2 - at least not the Calc 2 that I took back in 1972.

Excellent product.

I used to absolute HATE calculus, mainly because the teacher was terrible and my book was even worse. I tried study groups, reading different books...but this video is what really saved my bacon! Now I'm actually teaching other students how to do this stuff.

I bought this product thinking it would bring my calculus to a higher level. It didn't. The product covers the most basic examples which you can follow in your text if you are taking a class which would be the main reason you buy this DVD. This product was not helpful in doing the higher number problems at the end of the chapters let alone the problems on tests which require insight and creativity. This is the most basic of explanations of Calculus which most people should be able to follow in each chapter of their text.

Sometimes I get lost in my Calculus book....and when I do I pop this DVD and everything becomes clear. My grades have improved almost over night. Everything in the course is excellent but the parts that really helped me the most were all of the integration techniques...almost all of them are covered. Integration by parts, trig substitution...its all here. All you need to do is watch!

Mr. Gibson is an amazing, patient, and deeply knowledgeable professor. His products is very well done and easy to use. As a father of two sons, I am very delighted that I found an easy source to teach my sons difficult topics very effectively. These DVDs are also good for people who have solid ground in math and physics because they can review their information very quickly. I recommend these DVDs as supplementary material for math/physics classes.

This tutor is very effective at teaching you the very basics on a particular topic. It isn't extremely thorough, but if you're in class one day and have no idea what the teacher is talking about, you can refer to this and be like "of course, thats what he/she meant".

Even better, use this before your lecture and have a headstart on the days topic.