About this title: This text helps students foster computational skills and intuitive understanding with a careful balance of theory, applications and optional materials. This edition offers revised coverage in several areas and a new section looking at applications to differential geometry, physics and forms of life as well as a large number of new exercises and ...
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Edition: 3rd Ed(Revised) Later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. H. Freeman and Co., New York, NY
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780716718567ISBN:0716718561
Description: Illustrations. VG++ No Dust Jacket 655pgs(Index) Owner name embossment on Half Title Page, small ink date stamp, number, word inside rear endpaper, o.w. clean, bright & tight. Rest of book Like New ISBN 0716718561. read more
Description: Acceptable. The cover is off the binding but attached to the back and front pages, otherwise the book is in good condition. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: 5th Edition Textbook
Binding: H Hardcover
Publisher: W H Freeman & Co, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780716749929ISBN:0716749920
Description: Very Good in No Cover jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall 676 PGS., MINIMAL WEAR, TEXT APPEARS UNMARKED, A LARGE, HEAVY, OVERSIZED BOOK; ADDITIONAL POSTAGE REQUIRED. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Used book in great condition with minimal wear. Don't waste your money on the 5th edition of this book. This is the 4th US edition and is almost the exact same, word for word as the newest edition, as proved by thousands of satisfied customers. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THE NEWEST EDITION! It is guaranteed that you can use this edition for your class and save a lot of money. A full refund will be offered if you cannot. Why pay more? read more
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Edition: 3e, Third Edition
Binding: H Hardcover and Tight Binding;
Publisher: Freeman, ^^ in Stock: we Ship at Once fr. IL USA;
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780716718567ISBN:0716718561
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Binding: H Hardcover and Tight Binding;
Publisher: Freeman, ^^ in Stock: we Ship at Once fr. IL USA;
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780716718567ISBN:0716718561
Description: pre-owned, with clean Pages. Owner's name; dept stamp 1X; 655pp all clean, unmarked; blue pictorial cover. read more
Edition: 3rd
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Freeman
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780716718567ISBN:0716718561
Description: Very Good. NoJacket. Surplus library copy with the usual stampings; reference number taped to spine; otherwise in very good condition with clean text, firm binding. read more
Binding: H Hardcover and Tight Binding;
Publisher: Freeman, ^^ in Stock: we Ship at Once fr. IL USA;
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780716718567ISBN:0716718561
Description: Previously owned but clean; Owner's name up front; Signed: I Heavy, Rush, Ships Media Mail; read more
Description: Fair. 0716749920 Textbook fifth Student edition. CD NOT INCLUDED. Front cover is absent. Back cover is absent. Fair binding. May have a few loose pages. NO apparent missing pages. May have unnoticed missing pages, as this is a USED book and pages get lost easily. Light writing and highlighting. Light wrinkling from liquid damage. Does not affect the text. Marker on cover or bottom edge of book. aj ct. read more
"Steer clear of this one. It is more of a history of math then it is a calculus book. The book is nearly 700 pages long and more than 50% is useless information.
The text is incomprehensible and long-winded and reads extremely slow.
The notation is confusing and idiotic.
The examples are almost non-existent and when you do come across them they are presented poorly leaving you ill-prepared for the HW.
The formulas are presented in such a way that you, the student, are expected to just use a formula for each type of situation. No actual understanding is required.
For example:
Supose you have a particle traveling along a path r(t) = and at point t = 1 a particle breaks off tangent to the path. Find location of the particle at t = 3.
In order to do this problem you are supposed to just use a formula the book gives you for this type of situation, no real understanding how or why the formula works is required. Just plug n' play.
My point is: perhaps instead of giving case by case formulas a better understanding of Multi can be gained from actually LEARNING how to apply calc concepts to situations.
So instead of using a formula to find the location of the particle it would be better for the student to realize the following about this problem:
1.) They need the point at which the particle breaks from the path.
2.) They now want the velocity of the particle along its new path. This is the derivative of r(t).
3) We now have a point, and a direction and speed. So now we can create a new path r1(t) for the particle, and then determine it's location at any time t along its new path.
But no, explaining concepts such as these are below the concerns of the authors. Instead, they would rather waste your time with a six page biography of Newtons early childhood.
If you are looking for a good Calculus book I'd recommend:
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