Calculus: Concepts and Contexts

Calculus: Concepts and Contexts Review

I have read (almost) nothing but negative reviews about this book. I used this book for Single and Multi-Variable Calculus and had no problem with it at all.
This book isn't the end-all Calculus book, but I will say that being someone who always thought of himself as "non-mathematically inclined," I had no trouble at all with the theorems, proofs or examples Stewart provides.
It's not too complex, it doesn't skip steps (usually) and it is very thorough.



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This text by best-selling author James Stewart embodies the broad principles of calculus reform--conceptual understanding motivated by real-world applications and the application of the Rule of Four in numerical visual algebraic and verbal interpretations. At the same time this text retains the best of traditional calculus. Stewart emphasizes visualization and problem solving.

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if only there was a "zero stars" option - Frances E. Klein - Cincinnati, OH
I am attempting to learn calculus for the first time. I did wonderfully in pre-calculus, but this horrible book (and my thickly accented disorganized professor) have forced me to withdraw from the class and try again later.

The author appears to be writing for other calculus teachers who already understand the material. The writing is incredibly confusing. The examples are not very helpful. The questions at the end of the sections are too few, and do not do a good job of building up difficulty. I find that it is easier to learn math concepts if you have a large quantity of problems to work on that start simple and progressively add more difficult aspects to them.

If you are a professor thinking about using this book for your class, PLEASE RECONSIDER! If you are student with the misfortune of having to use this book for your class, hopefully your professor speaks so that you can understand him/her and maybe get another calc book to actually LEARN SOMETHING FROM.

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