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CALCULUS 5e brings together the best of both new and traditional curricula in an effort to meet the needs of even more instructors teaching calculus. The author team's extensive experience teaching from both traditional and innovative books and their expertise in developing innovative problems put them in an unique position to make this new curriculum meaningful to students going into mathematics and those going into the sciences and engineering. The authors believe this edition will work well for those departments who are looking for a calculus book that offers a middle ground for their calculus instructors.

CALCULUS 5e exhibits the same strengths from earlier editions including the Rule of Four, an emphasis on modeling, exposition that students can read and understand and a flexible approach to technology. The conceptual and modeling problems, praised for their creativity and variety, continue to motivate and challenge students. ... Read more

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Not the same as the US edition.
If you are buying this edition because it is oodles cheaper than the regular US edition, please note that in addition to all units being metric, the homework problems will be in a different order, and it also includes some problems not in the regular US edition.

book review
The book that I received was the book that I wanted, but I was under the impression that it would be in better shape than it was, but other than that, it was great.

AMAZON CHARGED ME $66 DOLLARS TO RETURN THIS BOOK
I ordered this book for my daughter to use at univeristy.Upon receiving it we realized that it did not have the Wiley computer code for her school and therefore she couldn't use it.I returned the book, unused within four days of receiving it and Amazon.com charged me sixty six dollars plus shipping for the return. DON'T ORDER FROM THIS COMPANY IF THERE IS EVEN A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT YOU WILL NEED TO RETURN THE BOOK>Heck don't even think of ordering from a book store that charges $66 dollars on a $132 book that was returned unused within 4 days.

Not Ideal
I used this book for my Multivariable Calculus class last semester.It is, by far, the worst calculus book I have ever used.Most math books are not particularly user-friendly, but this one is truly terrible.It is ok for introducing the very basics, but it does not give students enough information or good examples to complete the problems or learn the material as well as is expected in a college course.
All the example problems are far easier than the actual problems at the end of the chapter.The book seems to be proud of this fact because it says in its "note to students" at the front of the book that you will notice that the problems are rarely similar to the example problems.This is all well and good, but students need some basic exercises to complete to learn the general concept before they can be expected to complete difficult, application-based problems.I found it extremely frustrating when I could not get problem number one in a section, and I am a strong math student and did well in my course.
I also remember several sections that would introduce new theorems without any explanation and direct students to a problem at the end of the chapter.When I would get to that problem, it would offer absolutely no guidance whatsoever and simply ask you to show that the theorem is true.I found this completely useless.
Additionally, I attest that curl and divergence are explained better on Wikipedia than in this text.
The bottom line is that, if this book is not required for your course, do not go near it.However, if it is, go ahead and get supplemental materials (I thought How to Ace the Rest of Calculus: The Streetwise Guide, Including Multi-Variable Calculus was reasonably helpful) and try your best to get a good professor.

Worst Calculus 3 book
First off not all the odd problems are given in the back of the book.Second, the problems that the answers are given to are the EASY problems.Check this out...(this is the reason i'm writing this review...# in Chapter 17.3 #11-19 asked to draw vector fields and the answers section gives you the answer to the problems they solved as examples earlier in the chapter!!!How the F#*% am I supposed to learn if I cant check my answers.My professor asked us to solve Q#16
F(r)= -r/||r||^3there are no examples remotely close to this.

This happens in almost every chapter.It just stinks when you actually want to learn and all the teacher does is regurgitate the book who gives easy examples and asks some mind bending questions #Q#16 isnt mind bending but some are!)

If you need help with Calc just youtube MIT and actually learn something!

DONT BUY THIS BOOK, and if you see it on your syllabus find a good supplement!
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Work more effectively and check solutions as you go along with the text! This Student Solutions Manual is designed to accompany Hughes-Hallett’s Calculus: Single & Multivariable, 4^th Edition. It contains solutions to every other odd-numbered problem in the text for chapters 1-20.

Striking a balance between concepts, modeling, and skills, Calculus: Single & Multivariable, 4^th Edition is a highly acclaimed book that arms readers with an accessible introduction to calculus. It builds on the strengths from previous editions, presenting key concepts graphically, numerically, symbolically, and verbally. Guided by this innovative Rule of Four approach, the fourth edition examines new topics while providing readers with a strong conceptual understanding of the material. ... Read more

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this product is good only if your have the book. it is the solutions manual to the original book. the only thing is that it has every other odd number. so not all the odd numbers are in there. and it would be better if it went through steps more carefully instead of just having the answer because sometimes i get lost. but overall it is a great item and it helps when i am stuck.

Student Solutions Manual to accompany Calculus: Single and Multivariable, 4th Edition
The book goes into decent detail about how to solve the problems it has, the only problem is that it doesn't have the solutions to all the odd problems.It skips around.

Calculus: Single and Multivariable Solutions Guide
I think that the product is good and when I need help it lays out the solutions in a way that makes them easy to understand.However it is very limited on which problems it chooses and a lot of the times cant help me with some general questions I have.It is a good resource, but I dont know if I would recommend the guide to people.

absolutely necessary
When I took cal 2, I had to get this. The book does a terrible job of teaching integrals and series. The engineer that was helping me do the homework always pulled out a different calculus book to help teach me.

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This book carries only the answers to the odd number problems. The text itself carries answers to the odd number questions. ... Read more

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A revision of the best selling innovative Calculus text on the market. Functions are presented graphically, numerically, algebraically, and verbally to give readers the benefit of alternate interpretations. The text is problem driven with exceptional exercises based on real world applications from engineering, physics, life sciences, and economics. Revised edition features new sections on limits and continuity, limits, l'Hopital's Rule, and relative growth rates, and hyperbolic functions. ... Read more

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Pedagogy gone horribly, horribly wrong
Teaching with this text - which I've been doing for the past two semesters - is an uphill battle, to say the least. It's a text designed for non-majors; I teach business and social science students. Instructors of these sorts of students need to convince their pupils that they DO need to know how to reason mathematically, and that math IS relevant to their life plans - they can't just rely on their calculators to do all their work for them. When the textbook seems to disagree, our job is all the more difficult.

The authors of _Calculus_ don't seem to have made up their minds regarding whether or not it is necessary to introduce the notion of mathematical justification in this book. On the one hand, the examples feature sound arguments for why a curve looks the way it does, or why a critical point is a maximum or minimum - but on the other hand, alongside Newton's Method and the Bisection Method for estimating roots, is a "Using the Zoom Function on Your Calculator" primer on how to estimate the zeroes of functions. Offhand remarks about "and you can use your graphing calculator for this and that" serve to seriously undermine any attempt to explain to first-year students the concept of mathematical argument - which is unfamiliar to many.

The organization of the chapters is also somewhat questionable. Differentiation is broken up into two sections: one dealing with the concept of a derivative (complete with pictures), and the other pertaining to computing them. While the idea of introducing differentiation through a concrete example - measuring instantaneous velocity given a displacement function - is a good one, by the time students actually get to work with derivatives, they're no longer focused on what they actually represent. Curve sketching is introduced vaguely at the end of the second chapter - before the shortcuts to differentiation are mentioned - and then revisited only in chapter 4.

The section on integration is even worse: again, it's introduced in a concrete manner - this time, by asking how displacement can be computed from a velocity function. But for some bizarre reason, the authors don't take this opportunity to explain that the area under a velocity curve - the integral - is that same displacement function whose derivative was the velocity. It's a perfect opportunity to do so, as it's an interesting and surprising (to the beginner) result, and one that's accessible at this point in the course. But instead, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus is relegated to a later section, long after the "integral as an area" idea has been abandoned and students are just working with integrals as antiderivatives. (Even more curiously, there's a section entitled "The Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus", but none called "The First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus".)

I'd highly recommend James Stewart's _Calculus_ instead of this text for a first-year calc course: the material is far better explained, and there's even a section on the inadequacies of graphing calculators (which are expensive, and which most first year students don't have the mathematical background to use properly).

Horrid
The book is a disaster. I had to suffer with it for 2 semesters. None of the other students in my Calc I and Calc II courses got anything from it either, as far as I can tell. I had to scramble and seek information from other calc books in order to understand what differentiation and integration was all about. The text in no way prepares one for the exercises. There's no connection between the text and the exercises. In the exercises there appear some inane, open-ended questions that seem to be trying to make some unfathomable point. This is not a book anyone can learn from. I would strongly advise any student who must use this book as their course textbook to CHANGE COLLEGES. There are many great calculus books out there, on all levels. For those who prefer a 'calculus reform' approach, I would recommend Calculus Lite, by Frank Morgan. For the more traditional approach, I got a lot out of Anton's classic.

A good reference book
When I took Multivariable Calculus, we used "MultivariableCalculus" by James Stewart in class.I personal like Stewart's book very much because it made me understand without the help of my professor. With a supplement of this book, I found I understand Multivariable Calculus in a more comprehensive way.All in all, I like this book a lot.

Look elsewhere
I agree with the earlier comment regarding this text which points out its confusing explanations and lack of examples. Even in the case of someone looking to review calculus this text is not at all useful and a veryexpensive waste of money.

Not Very Helpful
I bought this book to brush up, that's all.I found the examples confusing and the explanations poor, even for someone with experience. ... Read more

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Work more effectively and gauge your progress as you go along! This Student Study Guide is designed to accompany Hughes-Hallett’s Calculus: Single Variable, 4^th Edition. It contains additional study aids for students that are tied directly to the text.

Now in its Fourth Edition, Hughes-Hallett’s Calculus: Single Variable reflects the strong consensus within the mathematics community for a balance between contemporary and traditional ideas. Building on previous work, it brings together the best of both new and traditional curricula in an effort to meet the needs of instructors and students alike. The text exhibits the same strengths from earlier editions including the Rule of Four, an emphasis on modeling, exposition that is easy to understand, and a flexible approach to technology. ... Read more

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Uses various strands of the 'Rule of Four' - graphical, numeric, symbolic/algebraic, and verbal/applied presentations. This book focuses on exploring fundamental ideas rather than comprehensive coverage of multiple similar cases that are not fundamentally unique. ... Read more

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Very complete book
this book help me so much with my job because i'm mathematics teacher in a school, and its very complete.

very good
item was recieved on time and in good condition
very happy with the purchase

Rewarding Book
If you want to learn integration techniques and become a whiz at basic computational calculus, you need another book. If you want a book that gives you a lot of proofs and tons of examples, you also probably need another book.

So why do I give the book 4 stars? The answer is _the problems_. I used this book for 3 semesters of calculus, and I felt like _I_ actually discovered a lot of the machinery of calculus just by doing the problems. It's a great feeling to discover rather than be taught. That's what this book helps you do.

Of course, this means you will probably have to do a few more problems than the teacher assigns (unless the teacher is very in tune with the book and knows exactly which problems are related). Also, when you get to techniques of integration, you'll probably need to refer to other books for examples.This is not necessarily a bad thing, as it is always better to learn from multiple sources.

One big downside is the cost. But, unfortunately, that's a problem with all American text books.Try to get a used copy.

Oh and about the book and solution manual not giving many solutions... Don't worry about it. When you solve most of these problems, you _know_ when you get the answer because everything will click and make sense. As for integration problems, just plug 'em into your TI-89, Maple, or the free Wolfram Online Integrator to check your answers!

In summary, this is a genuinely enjoyable book for problem solvers.Don't be scared by the other reviews.They are actually correct, in a way, but are simply coming from a somewhat narrowed perspective.

Great Book!
I don't know why so many people dislike this book...I probably learn in a different manner than they do.I've had to learn most of my calculus through Stewart's Early Transcendentals book, which I found very dry and mostly uninteresting.Luckily, I bought this book while I was taking a year off and taught myself calculus, having never even heard of a limit or a derivative before.

If you like thinking about the ideas behind things, and then learning about the formalism and mathematics of it, then this book is for you.If you prefer proofs, analysis, and "learn these steps and solve these problems" examples,you'll probably want to find a different text.

I can remember, though, the JOY of actually deriving things for myself, like how to calculate the volume of a solid rotated about some line or some such nonsense, because I could understand exactly what was needed.That is how I would describe this book:It's not a book about proving theorems and making you memorize a bunch of rules.Instead, it makes you really understand the subject matter, so that you can use the ideas of calculus to solve a variety of problems, even if they're problems you have no idea how to solve when you first read through them!

That is one thing that this book taught me that I found indespensible.You don't have to know how to do something, because you might be able to figure it out yourself instead of having some professor or text book or internet article tell you how to!Perhaps this approach is a little too ambitious, and I'll admit I spent a lot of time going through this text trying to reason things out, but it was time well spent.

So I suppose my advice would be not to buy this book unless you have to (for a course), or you're really willing to go through those problems spending a lot of time thinking about how to apply the IDEAS presented in the examples and text to the problem at hand.In the latter case, I think you'll find that the time you invest in this book will give you unexpected rewards.

THE ABSOLUTE WORST!
This is the worst calculus book out there.

One reviewer says "This book is for good students."I disagree.Iam a good student at a tough university and I hated this book.Out of 35 students who took my calc class only 2 got an A.I was one of the two.So you can take my word because I worked my ass off to get that A.THIS IS THE WORST BOOK ON THE MARKET.Why?

1.Not enough examples
2.The examples are either super easy or super hard
3.Poorly explained concepts
4.Questions on things hardly explained
5.Tons of ambiguous questions
6.Poorly designed text

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David Morell finest yet
After reading "The Fifth Profession" I have been a loyal fan every since.This book will suck you in page by page and is very just about impossible toput down.I highly recommend this author if you likeaction and suspense.If you are intrigued by a good book with a twist,this book is for you.

very entertaining, full with suspens
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The Third Edition of Calculus reflects the strong consensus within the mathematics community for a new balance between the contemporary ideas of the original editions of this book and ideas and topics from earlier calculus books. Building on previous work, this Third Edition has the same philosophy as earlier editions but represents a new balance of topics. Calculus 3/e brings together the best of both new and traditional curricula in an effort to meet the needs of even more instructors teaching calculus.

CALCULUS 3/e exhibits the same strengths from earlier editions including the Rule of Four, an emphasis on modeling, exposition that students can read and understand and a flexible approach to technology. The conceptual and modeling problems, praised for their creativity and variety, continue to motivate and challenge students.

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Calculus Written in Plain English
This is not the classic calculations approach to the subject. It is a totally new way of thinking and mastering the subject with out having to do page upon page of number crunching. Use this book along with a graphing calculator and you too can learn to literally see what happens when equations are manipulated. A begining student conceptually gains an understanding of the subject with out getting bogged down in plugging and chugging and derivations. It's written in plain English.

Hard Text to Use for Self-Teaching
The authors of this text dislike the "plug and chug" methods of other texts, possibly necessitating an instructor more strongly than other books.The book stresses graphs and "real life" applications, making it more realistic and less abstract than other Calc books may seem.Contains useful formulas and rules on inside covers and selected answers section at the back.Overall a great book to use in class. ... Read more

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The Third Edition of CALCULUS reflects the strong consensus within the mathematics community for a new balance between the contemporary ideas of the original editions of this book and ideas and topics from earlier calculus books. Building on previous work, this Third Edition has the same philosophy as earlier editions but represents a new balance of topics. CALCULUS 3/e brings together the best of both new and traditional curricula in an effort to meet the needs of even more instructors teaching calculus. The author team's extensive experience teaching from both traditional and innovative books and their expertise in developing innovative problems put them in an unique position to make this new curriculum meaningful to students going into mathematics and those going into the sciences and engineering. The authors believe the new edition will work well for those departments who are looking for a calculus book that offers a middle ground for their calculus instructors.
CALCULUS 3/e exhibits the same strengths from earlier editions including the Rule of Four, an emphasis on modeling, exposition that students can read and understand and a flexible approach to technology. The conceptual and modeling problems, praised for their creativity and variety, continue to motivate and challenge students. ... Read more

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Book Not In Stock As Stated
I needed a textbook in a hurry, so I ordered one from this company since it was a good price and in stock.Many days after I had ordered and paid for the book, they emailed me and said it was not in stock, so I had to go through the whole process again after losing almost a week of time.A refund was issued, but this was still a big problem for me. ... Read more

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Concepts are presented graphically, numerically, and algebraically to give students the benefit of several interpretations. The book is problem driven and features exceptional exercises based on real-world applications for management, life and social science students. Technology is used as a tool to help students visualize the concepts and learn to think mathematically. Contains the main ideas of calculus in a clear, simple manner to improve students' understanding and encourage them to read the examples. ... Read more

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Concepts are presented graphically, numerically, and algebraically to give students the benefit of several interpretations. The book is problem driven and features exceptional exercises based on real-world applications for management, life and social science students. Technology is used as a tool to help students visualize the concepts and learn to think mathematically. Contains the main ideas of calculus in a clear, simple manner to improve students' understanding and encourage them to read the examples. ... Read more

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APPLIED CALCULUS, 3/E brings together the best of both new and traditional curricula to meet the needs of today's students. The author team's extensive teaching experience and proven ability to write innovative and relevant problems has made this text a true bestseller. Exciting new real-world applications make this new edition even more meaningful to students in management, life and social sciences. This book will work well for those departments seeking a middle ground for their instructors.

APPLIED CALCULUS, 3/E exhibits the same strengths from earlier editions including the "Rule of Four", an emphasis on concepts and modeling, exposition that students can read and understand and a flexible approach to technology. The conceptual and modeling problems, praised for their creativity and variety, continue to motivate and challenge students. ... Read more

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Striking a balance between concepts, modeling, and skills, this highly acclaimed book arms readers with an accessible introduction to calculus. It builds on the strengths from previous editions, presenting key concepts graphically, numerically, symbolically, and verbally. Guided by this innovative Rule of Four approach, the fourth edition examines new topics while providing readers with a strong conceptual understanding of the material. ... Read more

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Concepts are presented graphically, numerically, and algebraically to give students the benefit of several interpretations. The book is problem driven and features exceptional exercises based on real-world applications for management, life and social science students. Technology is used as a tool to help students visualize the concepts and learn to think mathematically. Contains the main ideas of calculus in a clear, simple manner to improve students' understanding and encourage them to read the examples. ... Read more

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Tracing the history of the category of antisocial personality disorder, this study reveals its emergence is linked to particular kinds of governing, rather than simply to advances in the human sciences or a means of social control. David McCallum examines key legal and institutional developments in Australia, the U.K, and the U.S. as well as parallel developments within psychiatry and psychological medicine. Applying a social theoretical analysis to this material, he challenges our assumptions about the formation and control concepts of dangerousness and personality. ... Read more

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APPLIED CALCULUS, 3/E brings together the best of both new and traditional curricula to meet the needs of today's students. The author team's extensive teaching experience and proven ability to write innovative and relevant problems has made this text a true bestseller. Exciting new real-world applications make this new edition even more meaningful to students in management, life and social sciences. This book will work well for those departments seeking a middle ground for their instructors.

APPLIED CALCULUS, 3/E exhibits the same strengths from earlier editions including the "Rule of Four", an emphasis on concepts and modeling, exposition that students can read and understand and a flexible approach to technology. The conceptual and modeling problems, praised for their creativity and variety, continue to motivate and challenge students. ... Read more