Calculus Single Variable Advanced Placement 8th Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Ron Larson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Category: Book
Buy New: $199.00
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 46183
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 8
Pages: 760
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.6
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 0618503048
Dewey Decimal Number: 515
EAN: 9780618503049
Publication Date: January 19, 2005
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Condition: A great calculus textbook, but it is hard to find.
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Product Description
Ideal for the single-variable, one-, or two-semester calculus course, Calculus of a Single Variable, 7/e, contains the first 9 chapers of Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 7/e. For a description, see Larson et al., Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 7/e.
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 The Best of the Best September 7, 2000
29 out of 30 found this review helpful
I have taught calculus for over 20 years, from about half a dozen books: Thomas, Swokowski, Anton, Stewart, and others. Two years ago our university adopted the 6th Edition of Larson. As a pedagodical tool, this text is head and shoulders about all the others. The text uses abundand graphics, a clear design, concise writing, thoughtful examples, and carefully crafted exercises to make calculus accessible to students. I have never had so many students volunteer compliments about a text. This text is simply the "best of the best."
My advice - don't do it alone. September 17, 2002
Damion Campbell (Brooklyn, New York United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is good because it give you clear (easy) examples of the material it is explaining. The practice problems are also very good because they start off from the most basic then progress to advanced. This books has a lot of practical real world problems. Some of the material can be difficult at times, that's why I suggest you purchase "3,000 Solved Problems in Calculus (Schaums Solved Problems Series)" in addition to this book. The Solved Problems Series helps when you're studying quick examples just before the test.
Advanced Calculus... for dummies June 27, 2001
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I attended the Air Force Academy Preparatory School, and this book was issued to me. It has got to be the most helpful, easily understood, and well written calculus books ever to find its way to a school. The illustrations help visual learners to "see" what a formula looks like in three dimensions in latter chapters, and the practice sets go in order of necessity of learning (i.e. - early problems develop skills necessary to answer later problems, with no monotonous repetition of the same concepts as in most math books). It also has reference pages for basic formulas, so it becomes an invaluable tool for later calculus classes.
Brief but adequate for understanding the concepts. May 30, 2006
Gio Thoang (Boston, MA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is pretty nice. It provides you a lot useful concepts with brief explanation. Your job is to study and do the homework to digest that such concepts ( you'd better have a solution book that comes along with it). Don't blame for the book not covering everything as you expected, like other science courses, you should have a fair understanding the basics before go up to higher level.
From an AP Calculus teacher June 1, 2008
G. Horner
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has almost no differences from the 8th edition other than it is an older edition. Larson covers virtually all topics in calculus with multiple approaches preparing students for success whether it's on the AP exam or taking a course in Calculus. The authors focus on concepts and not just calculations enabling a deeper understanding of calculus. As a teacher, I appreciate this author's work.
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