Student Study Guide, Volume 1 for Larson/Hostetler/Edwards' Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions, 4th [Paperback]

Ron Larson (Author), Robert P. Hostetler (Author), Bruce H. Edwards (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0618606270 | ISBN-13: 978-0618606276 | Publication Date: May 3, 2006 | Edition: 004

Includes solutions to all odd-numbered text exercises in Chapters 1-11.

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 004 edition (May 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618606270
• ISBN-13: 978-0618606276
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ron Larson received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Colorado in 1970. At that time, he accepted a position with Penn State University in Erie, Pennsylvania, and currently holds the rank of professor of mathematics at the university. Ron is the lead author for over forty mathematics textbooks from 6th grade through calculus. Many of his texts, such as the 9th edition of is calculus text, are leaders in their markets.

Ron Larson is one of the pioneers in the use of multimedia to enhance the learning of mathematics. He has authored multimedia programs that range from 1st grade through calculus. To help with the development of his textbooks and multimedia programs, Ron founded Larson Texts, Inc., which with its publishing wing, Big Ideas Learning, employs about 60 people. Ron's most recent new textbook series is called "Big Ideas Math". It is the first middle school mathematics series to adhere to the NCTM's new "Focal Points Curriculum".

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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A big disappointment!, October 5, 2005

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Happy Jack (Virginia Beach, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Calculus: Study And Solutions Guide Volume 1 Eight Edition (Paperback)

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.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Should be titled "Hint Guide", July 11, 2008

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Brandon Maupin (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Calculus: Study And Solutions Guide Volume 1 Eight Edition (Paperback)

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.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is volume 2., November 15, 2005

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D. Smith (Brainerd) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calculus: Student Study And Solutions Guide Vol. 2 (Paperback)

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.