Calculus and Analytic Geometry (9th Edition) (Hardcover)

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Textbook presents a modern view of calculus enhanced by the use of technology. Revised and updated edition includes examples and discussions that encourage students to think visually and numerically. DLC: Calculus.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1264 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley; 9 edition (August 14, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201531747
• ISBN-13: 978-0201531749
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.9 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #91,209 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding calculus text, May 27, 1999

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Thomas/Finney 9th edition covers all of the essential aspects of calculus, with an adequate amount of rigor as to not to confuse the freshman audience it is intended for. The graphs and diagrams are especially useful, and the book is extremely well-written. True, some of the examples in the exercises are a bit repetitive, and extremely simple. However, I used this text for an honors calculus class at Cornell, and when supplemented with the proper theoretical background to the subject (in lecture), the text is suitable for a course of that caliber. The "theory and examples" sections (where most of our problem sets came from) presented challenging questions which required a great deal of intuition. Overall the text is excellent, and I learned a lot from it. It has earned a place on my bookshelf.

41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine Calculus Textbook, January 6, 2001

By	D. Peters "rhyme_and_reason" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is perhaps one of the finest high-school Calculus textbooks in existance. The first eight chapters of Thomas-Finney deal with calculus of functions of a single variable, going through what is commonly known as BC calculus. In addition to covering the essential topics of differentiation and integration, Thomas-Finney pays ample attention to the applications of the two. What results is a lucid text full of examples that ground calculus in the real world.

The second half of Thomas-Finney is devoted mainly to three-dimensional analytic geometry, multivariate calculus, and finally vector calculus. Partial derivitives, conic sections, vector-valued functions, and multiple integrals are just some of the topics covered in the second half. Here too, the book devotes ample time to examples and applications. The presentation of advanced concepts is top-notch.

The text is also interspersed with mathematical biography and sidebars that explain how to use CAS to help understand concepts. These are well presented and do not take away from the core math taught in the book.

I taught myself calculus during a summer using this book and without teacher intervention. It was the only one of five calculus textbooks that presented material clearly and simply enough to understand without outside help. In my mind, that's the highest compliment a math textbook can be given.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best, September 30, 2004

By	O'Young (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

I recall seeing this book in my living room when I was seven or eight. I'd pull it off the shelf, open to chapter one, look at the word "limit" and feel my mind go blank.

Well, six years later, I took AP Calculus AB and I made a five on the test. Many factors went in to that. This is one of them.

This book feels very comfortable to read. The margins are very wide and there is a good space between the examples and the text.

Professors Finney and Thomas wrote so clearly. Precise and concise. Whenever I didn't understand what was going on in my AP class, this helped to clarify it better.

There are ample problems for you to practice and apply what you've learned.

It's a shame that this isn't really sold anymore. This is the best. If you can get a copy of this, keep it. So good.