Calculus For Dummies
by Mark Ryan
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Book Reviews of Calculus For Dummies
Book Review: Easy to understand Calculus review, but not enough for an AP Calculus BC course
Summary: 4 Stars
I used this book a year ago for my Calculus BC class. I was pretty much clueless and felt hopeless, but Dummies helped me understand basic and fundamental concepts of Calculus. I finally "understood" what limits were and derivatives instead of just calculating them. But this review isn't enough for a BC class because there aren't enough examples, practice questions or sujbect depth. But overall, it's good to understand basics of Calculus. I used this along with another Calculus book and my textbook (which I rarely used) and my Calculus class was more tolerable. I ended up getting a 5 on Calculus BC and a 4 on Calculus AB section. I will give some due, not all, to this book for helping me get a 5 on the BC exam and making my transition to a Calculus class easier.Book Review: Great calculus review
Summary: 5 Stars
Mark Ryan did a wonderful job with this one. I loved calculus through three college semesters. I realized how much I had forgotten in 20 years, so I bought Calculus For Dummies after browsing through my options. It was much better than a video course I purchased (which was painstakingly slow). Mr. Ryan does a great job of explaining the concepts on a level of real understanding, yet in a very clear and concise manner. It was fun to read and I felt like I understood the underlying principles better than when I made A's in my actual classes.
The light-hearted and humorous approach made the book go by too quickly. I give it the highest recommendation for a refresher course or for a study aid to accompany a textbook in a formal classroom.
Book Review: Drop every other calculus book and get this one.
Summary: 5 Stars
The Author, Mark Ryan, bush wacks all the clutter away. This is by far the best Calculus book I've owned and I own a few. He gets right into the concepts in a easy to understand way and breaks all the ideas down into ways you can relate to (no calculus pun intended). There are no long draw out cryptic proofs filled with a gazillion veriables and symbols and hard to understand einsteinian math-lingo. There is just an easy to understand method of learning calculus. If you are learning limits, differentiation, integrals, series or summation for the first time get this book as your primary source of understanding the mumbo jumbo your teacher will be rambling on about in your class. If you want a refesher book this is excellent as well.
Book Review: Finally a calculus text that has it right
Summary: 5 Stars
I have read or examined most of the calculus books that purport to make learning calculus "easier". This is the book that succeeds. The author has obviously taken the time to think through and identify the areas in basic calculus that cause confusion and consternation. You can't make the subject "easy", but Mr. Ryan makes it understandable for anyone who really cares to learn. Hard to imagine, but I believe he practiced law at one time. Ironically, this may explain why he has succeeded. Math has logical rules and law many times does not. I think maybe the author was on a mission to show the elegance of calculus. Law is often anything but elegant.
Thank you for the book Mr. Ryan. A real pleasure to read.
Book Review: Excellent results
Summary: 5 Stars
I've always had issues truly retaining mathematical concepts. So naturally, when faced with having to take college calculus, I had mild reservations.
I purchased this book in January, before the spring semester started, and began tearing through the book, studying everything I could. As the semester progressed, all that my teacher was saying was crystal clear, and coincided perfectly with what this book was teaching.
By the end of the semester, I had not only dealt with calculus, but I actually appreciated the usefulness of it in everyday applications. This book is an absolute must for those who are timid when it comes to math. Want proof of it's success? I finished the class with a 97.5% - an A+!