Calculus: Early Transcendentals Combined (Hardcover)

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Designed for the freshman/sophomore Calculus I-II-III sequence, the eighth edition continues to evolve to fulfill the needs of a changing market by providing flexible solutions to teaching and learning needs of all kinds. The new edition retains the strengths of earlier editions such as Anton's trademark clarity of exposition, sound mathematics, excellent exercises and examples, and appropriate level. Anton also incorporates new ideas that have withstood the objective scrutiny of many skilled and thoughtful instructors and their students.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1312 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 8 edition (February 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471472441
• ISBN-13: 978-0471472445
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.7 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #127,839 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the worst, but aggravating at times, February 7, 2007

By	Mason - See all my reviews

I used this book for a three semester Calculus regimen. At times, during Calc I, I wanted to throw it out the window; the material was sometimes presented in poor order (related rates introduced before implicit differentiation -- talk about confusing?!) and important concepts were even introduced in the homework sections. I survived the class, though, and found the rest of the book much more helpful for Calc II and III. On the whole, it was a pretty good book.

The book does contain a few errors and misprints which is something I find almost unforgivable for an 8th edition textbook. Furthermore, the solutions manual often skipped far too many steps.

Finally, I continue to find the book a helpful reference when I need a refresher, and have grown to like it more as time passes. I'd still recommend a Larson text over this one, though.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buy the solutions manual, May 11, 2007

By	Gretchen Macdowall (Arlington, MA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Every concept is presented first in very obtuse symbology and proofs. You have to wade past that to the examples to see what is actually being said. This book was written first to impress other calculus professors. The proofs come in handy as examples when you have to write proofs, but they should not come first when explaining a new concept. I want to learn how to do something first, and then, having mastered the how, I have some frame of reference to help me understand the "why". I had to supplement the book material by foraging around the web for more examples and explanations.

There are also too few practical suggestions on strategy. Every once in awhile there is a little blue box with some tips in it, but they are terse. There are no strategy examples showing a problem and then explaining how one integration technique is much better/easier for that problem type than another.

If I had it to do over again I would have bought the solutions manual. If you get one wrong, it is often difficult to tell from the book answer what the process for arriving at the solution was. There are too few examples in the text.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Textbook and Solution Manual Suck, September 18, 2007

By	pinkycutiepie "pinkycutiepie" (RunAwayWonderLand, USA) - See all my reviews

I think the text is hard to understand and the solution manual's answers are not worked out and are identical to the answers in the back of the textbook. Don't buy the solution manual! Not worth it!

I read the text from page to page because I have a bad professor who can't teach and can't speak English. He knows his stuff, but he can't teach so if you happen to be in my shoes with bad teacher and bad book,
I say 'screw' the class and take it another time! The text is difficult to understand.