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The Calculus Lifesaver: All the Tools You Need to Excel at Calculus (Princeton Lifesaver Study Guides) Details
Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 515
EAN: 9780691130880
ISBN: 0691130884
Label: Princeton University Press
Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 752
Publication Date: 2007-03-05
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Studio: Princeton University Press
The Calculus Lifesaver: All the Tools You Need to Excel at Calculus (Princeton Lifesaver Study Guides) Reviews
Customer Rating:Summary: This book makes calculus readable
Comment: What a great book! The ideas and concepts are explained in everyday, thoroughly understandable language. It seems that textbooks are written to maintain their air of mystique, making things difficult so the reader (presumably a student) knows they are reading something important. That is NOT this book. I am amazed how completely the subject is discussed in a straight-forward way. All through the book possible trouble areas are pointed out, walk-throughs of problems are step by step, and core concepts are shown with the advice "learn this by heart you'll use it a lot."
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Summary: Best Calc Book, period.
Comment: I bought this book after getting a 45% on my calc midterm, after using this book I got one problem wrong on the final. Brought my grade up from an F to a B. I recommend it to everyone who needs help or even just review.
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Summary: Ken, getting better at math.
Comment: I wish I had this book in college. If I did, I would've had an A in Calculus. Oh I managed to squeaked by and I was thankful I didn't need to take the class twice, but that was never acceptable to my ego. I have read other calculus books since college. They helped some, but didn't fill in the holes the way I wanted. I thumbed through this book last night and it filled in some of those holes in just a couple hours! Yes!!! This is the book I have been looking for. If you are taking calculus and feel something is missing, buy this book. If you plan to take calculus, buy this book now. I also would recommend the Humongous book of Calculus problems, lots of paper, and a good set of pencils.
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Summary: Excellent Presentation of Calculus
Comment: This is one of the best books I have found for a beginning calculus student. If you have a good knowledge of algebra you a desire to learn, you will succeed with this book. There are clear explanations and very difficult material is broken down into understandable pieces. Also, the videos on the website are really good. This is also a real bargain at under $20.00. Excellent book. Excellent teacher.
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Summary: The Best Calculus Book - In Plain Language!
Comment: I was a math/chemistry major and have a PhD in Biochemistry. I was looking for a review book to teach my son after being away from Calculus for 30 years. This is the Best Calculus book - Ever!! It is written in plain English as if you had your own personal tutor. There are many many examples of problems solved for you with step by step explanation and some real world examples. This book is must if you are taking Calculus for the first time or reviewing it. This book is Awesome!
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Editorial Review for The Calculus Lifesaver: All the Tools You Need to Excel at Calculus (Princeton Lifesaver Study Guides):
For many students, calculus can be the most mystifying and frustrating course they will ever take. The Calculus Lifesaver provides students with the essential tools they need not only to learn calculus, but to excel at it.
All of the material in this user-friendly study guide has been proven to get results. The book arose from Adrian Banner's popular calculus review course at Princeton University, which he developed especially for students who are motivated to earn A's but get only average grades on exams. The complete course will be available for free on the Web in a series of videotaped lectures. This study guide works as a supplement to any single-variable calculus course or textbook. Coupled with a selection of exercises, the book can also be used as a textbook in its own right. The style is informal, non-intimidating, and even entertaining, without sacrificing comprehensiveness. The author elaborates standard course material with scores of detailed examples that treat the reader to an "inner monologue"--the train of thought students should be following in order to solve the problem--providing the necessary reasoning as well as the solution. The book's emphasis is on building problem-solving skills. Examples range from easy to difficult and illustrate the in-depth presentation of theory.
The Calculus Lifesaver combines ease of use and readability with the depth of content and mathematical rigor of the best calculus textbooks. It is an indispensable volume for any student seeking to master calculus.
- Serves as a companion to any single-variable calculus textbook
- Informal, entertaining, and not intimidating
- Informative videos that follow the book--a full forty-eight hours of Banner's Princeton calculus-review course--will be available through the book's Web site at www.calclifesaver.com
- More than 475 examples (ranging from easy to hard) provide step-by-step reasoning
- Theorems and methods justified and connections made to actual practice
- Difficult topics such as improper integrals and infinite series covered in detail
- Tried and tested by students taking freshman calculus
