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Multivariable Calculus with Matrices (6th Edition)

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This is the student solutions manual to the textbook: "Calculus, Early Transcendentals (6th Edition)" by C. Henry Edwards and David Penney.

Pearson Higher Education (Prentice Hall is one of their divisions) has an Instructor's Solutions Manual which has the answers to ALL of the problems in this book.

However, as of this writing, this Instructor's Manual is not available to the general public, nor are there any used copies floating around out there in the online used book markets. Pearson only sends this Manual out to college math departments.

The two separate Amazon listings for "Student Solutions Manual" and "Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Sixth Edition, Student Solutions Manual" are the same thing

I'm giving this book three stars not because it's not a good book, but rather because the introduction to the book is misleading (as well as the title). They mention calculus with matrices in a couple chapters is all, and it's stuff you can find in your Ordinary Differential Equations books-the Jacobian, there is no mention of the Wronskian though.
This is a good book to get if you took calculus BC (2.1) in high school and UNDERSTOOD it, and are looking for something to pick up on your own to learn more. As an undergrad student it could be a useful reference if you feel your calculus book was inadequate. If you're looking for matrix calculus (i.e. tensor analysis) get a book on tensor calculus or tensor analysis, otherwise this book would be a waste of your time and money.
Like I said, well written book, good examples and good hand waving proofs of many concepts are in this book. There are also historical facts which make for an interesting read.

Despite other product information and reviews on this page about a calculus text this ISBN 0-13-047579-3 is for the student solutions manual for the Differential equations and boundary value problems computing and modeling 3rd edition by Edwards and Penney. As with many solutions manuals I have used before there are often steps that are skipped, but overall it is a useful book. It won't do your homework for you, but it will sure help you find some silly mistakes or clarify how to do a particular type of problem faster than waiting to go to office hours.