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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Calculus, 2nd Edition (Complete Idiot's Guide to) | 
 enlarge | Author: W. Michael Kelley
Publisher: Alpha
Category: Book
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 17567
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 1592574718
Dewey Decimal Number: 515
EAN: 9781592574711
Publication Date: June 27, 2006
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Product Description
Cast off the curse of calculus!
Students no longer have anything to fear: The Complete Idiot s Guide to Calculus, Second Edition, is here. Like its predecessor, it was created with an audience of students working toward a non-science related degree in mind. A non-intimidating, easy-to-understand textbook companion, this new edition has more explanatory graphs and illustrations and double the number of practice problems.
First edition of this book has sold more copies than any of the other 70+ books on the subject
Twice as many practice problems in this second edition
More college students are now required to take calculus in college than ever before
Author is an award-winning calculus teacher praised for his ability to make this topic fun and approachable
His website, calculus-help.com, reaches thousands of students every month
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Saved me in Calculus I December 29, 2006
Patrick (Mass, USA)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
This simple and easy to read guide literally saved me from failing Calc I and helped me pass proudly. Calc I is what consists mostly of the first half of the book. The book progresses up to the end of Calc II with Series and Sequences, and with Taylor and Maclaurin Series.
Being out of school for nearly ten years and deciding to make a comeback I had to begin at the precalculus level. I was at that time, one year ago and before this Calc course, completely terrified of Calculus. I never expected to pass this course... let alone pass it the first time through! I sincerely owe it to this book as the required text was just a mouthful and too deep. This guide is as succinct and concise in one book as you can get on this subject. If you're struggling with the course and the course's required tough text as I did, do yourself a favor and pick up this small book.
I must reinforce that while the course text may be a difficult read, as it was for me, this Idiot's book is simply a supplement. In my opinion, you cannot read this book by itself and expect to pass Calc. What it will do for you is make the required text and homeworks(and therefore exams) much easier having read this first through and referencing it as you go throughout the course.
Sufficient depth and effective enough to be an excellent supplemental aid to the learning of calculus July 28, 2007
Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States(cashbacher@yahoo.com))
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
As a college math teacher, I am always on the lookout for supplementary material that I can recommend to my students. Like all other people in the profession, I regularly encounter students struggling with the topic, so I often hear a question equivalent to the following. "Is there any other book that you can recommend that I examine to help me understand calculus?"
From this point forward, I will recommend this book. It is not deep by any means, but it does provide a more relaxed and occasionally humorous view of the principles of calculus. The coverage is fairly broad, differential and integral calculus are covered and in some internal breadth. Differential equations, power series and convergence tests are all examined, so all of the topics normally covered in a two-course sequence are at least mentioned. Problems are also interspersed within the text and solutions are given in an appendix.
By itself, this book will not teach you first year calculus; there is not enough depth for that. However, if your goal is to learn the basics or your need is a supplement to your calculus text, then it is an excellent choice to satisfy your requirements.
Tutor in a book May 18, 2007
Jessica (TX)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Great book for help with Calculus. It introduces the basics in plain English. Don't expect proofs or rigorous problems here. Buy this and the 1000 problems solved by the same author. It's all you will probably need to pass Calculus if you study.
Excellent guide to help with calculus... March 10, 2007
Carl E. Martinez (Miami, FL)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
HOWEVER, be aware that since this book and others like it have been publicized a lot of college textbooks are ripping off the ideas and formats of these "idiot" and "dummy" books and using them as their own in the required textbooks. The Calculus class I took used the most recent edition of Calculus and its Applications by Marvin Bittinger and the way this textbook was written and styled was very similar to the Idiot's Guide to Calculus...so much so that I really didn't need the Idiot's Guide at all. The Idiot's Guide makes it easier to understand, but check your textbook first before buying it to see if you really need it. Also by no means should this be used as a replacement for expensive textbooks, this is simply a guide to help you with your course.
Thanks Mike February 11, 2007
Ch Morris (The Netherlands)
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
I won't tell how many years I have 'been out of school', but I finally decided to catch up on my science education. When I started to read magazine articles I found out that I couldn't. It was as though I was trying to read a foreigh language-I felt (feel) like a dinasaur.
So, back to basics. And I shall relate that without this book I would still be figuring out how to count to 10 on my fingers! Now I actually look forward to my daily learning time.
I am too old for the Olympics, but should I stop coveting a Nobel?
Thanks Mike
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