Calculus For Dummies
by Mark Ryan
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Book Reviews of Calculus For Dummies
Book Review: Geat reference book
Summary: 5 Stars
Recently took college-level calculus and forgot most of what I had learned in high school. Bought this along with "Trigonometry for Dummies" and used both to help me survive the course.
This book is definitely not comprehensive, but I still have to give it five stars for its great plain-english descriptions of some difficult concepts. I wouldn't buy this book as my only source to learn calculus, but as an accompaniment to a good class or as an assistant to help with homework, it does a great job.
Book Review: Excellent!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was looking for a book to help me review Calculus concepts. Using a standard text book was very frustrating. Most do not treat the material in an accessible way. This book, however is very straightforward. It is light on complexity and heavy on concepts. This is exactly what I wanted. A firm understanding of concepts makes it easier to review using more comprehensive tersely written textbooks. I hope this author writes a text for differential equations. It would be most welcome.Book Review: it doesn't work
Summary: 2 Stars
for me there has to be a "calculus for pre-dummies", because "calculus for dummies" is not adequate. i had all the basic math courses in high school and college but could not grasp the concepts as presented in these books. for one thing, symbols are not adequately explicated, and if you don't understand symbols in the various types of math, you are hopelessly lost - or at least i am. the one redeeming feature is the humor injected into the explanations.Book Review: It's Alright
Summary: 3 Stars
I've had a lot of trouble in the past with calculus and had to retake it again last semester in college. I bought this book along with the problem book, but it didn't help me as much as I thought it would. The language was the same as the calculus book I was using and wasn't as entertaining to read.
This book helped only because it gave me a different perspective on the material, but I was looking for something worded differently.
Book Review: Great recourse! Highly Recommend!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this after failing my first calculus test, and I have to tell you, he results are amazing! Mr. Ryan really explains things in a down-to-earth, non-technical way, and it's a breath of fresh air to read. I just wish I had started reading this at the beginning of the semester, now I have too much to catch up on! Also, make sure you know your algebra. Most of the problem isn't the calculus, it's the algebra you have to do afterward.