Forgotten Calculus
by Barbara Lee Bleau Ph.D.
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Author: Barbara Lee Bleau Ph.D.Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-08-12
ISBN: 0764119982
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
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- Calculus the Easy Way (Barron's E-Z)
- Calculus (College Review Series)
- PreCalculus the Easy Way (Barron's E-Z)
Book Reviews of Forgotten Calculus
Book Review: Absolutely Amazing!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay this is a very long story. I started taking calculus this semester at City College in New York. Unfortunately for me the Professor I thought I had signed up for is not actually the professor I got. I should have known this would happen as this school is notorious for changing schedules and professors without notice. Further more, to add to my distress, I find out that this teacher is from Germany (he speaks perfect English). The problem is not his accent as some would assume, but that he does Calculus in general math the German way. What does that mean?! Long and drawn out and far from the point. By the time you figure out how he got his results, your still confused over all, because of all the notes involved you then just don't understand what to do.
Now I'm not saying that everyone in the class is suffering, far from it. But these kids who are passing are Freshmen who probably took Calculus in high school previously but not College Calculus, because of their introduction to Calculus for possibly a year before they have a basic grouding. But for us who had about 2 months of Pre-Calculus to show and have been out of the Mathematics loop for over 10 years it's not an easy concept to grasp.
Anyway I took my first exam about 3 weeks ago and recieved an 11%. I started panicking!! To be a straight A student with 1 B+ to get an 11% out of 100% is bloody ridiculous. I knew I had a problem this just summarized it. I was so appalled besides panicked. Now I had two other chances to get a good mark to pass with a decet C+. Although I may not get 100% on the exam, there is a chance of me doing better on them.
Anyway a girl introduced me to Calculus for Dummies. I was like this is pretty good..but still a bit too wordy for me. I'm not a person who does well with wordy things, I'm find that just straight problems with minimum chat is what I need. When I went too browse through some books at Barnes and Noble since I needed as soon as possible. I found the Dummies one, Idiot's Guide, and Forgotten Calculus.
I should mentioned I had previously browsed amazon for direction on what study guides I should get. Although Forgotten Calculus was mentioned and I planned on looking at it, I wasn't going to buy it, since the title is VERY VERY misleading.
Anyway as I was looking through the three I decided on getting Forgotten Calculus and I will expand on this. And Idiot's guide over Calculus for Dummies. I found the Dummies as mentioned before too wordy. I found the idiot's guide not as wordy but good for referencing although there is still a chance I may return it.
But when I opened Forgotten Calculus I saw Angel's singing. I love chamber music. Anyway I so impressed by what I saw it was shocking. I was feeling awful prvious to getting the book because of my exam score and I had a vicious migraine. But the book was so clear it explained derivatives even with me suffering a headache. I can do basicly any Chain Rule derivative problem and I memorized it within 5 minutes. I plan on finishing a chapter a day.
And also if your one of those people that like methods without skipping steps this it. And if you love practice problems you can check it is here!!! This book has it all!
Dr. Bleau is a genius. She has simplified it so well...I can't explaine it. If I had this when I was taking Pre-Cal I would have gotten an A+ not a B. And I hope it can salvage my average. But I'm finally understanding what's going on and what I'm doing.
This book is far more than a god send. If it can simplify and teach me derivatives with a pounding headache then it can teach anyone. You don't have to take calculus to teach yourself Calculus. This is definitely a do it yourself book and the most important piece or past students, present, and anyone who wants to be, or just wants to learn. You have no other place to look.
She gives you problems, she clearly answerss them, and she gives you examples without being wordy. Added to that if your a calculator buff, she gives you methods on solving it on a calculator..by showing you a picture. It's an all around great books...so you can even check your answers with a calculator if you want.
This book will save everyone adn anyone from flunking Calculus!!
I will update this post when I'm done with the term..to let you know what's going on. But right now I'm in bliss and very happy. Good Luck with Cal this book is the ultimate!!!
P.S. FOR ALL CALCULUS AND PRE-CALCULUS PROFESSORS, PLEASE ASSIGN THIS BOOK WITH YOUR USUAL TEXTBOOK, SO WHEN THE STUDENTS DON'T GET IT, OR YOUR TEACHING ADN YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO SPEND, THEY CAN REFER TO IT. YOU'LL SEE A DRASTIC IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR GRADES EVEN THOSE WHO FIND IT CHALLENGING!!!! I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO MY UNIVERSITY AND MATHS DEPARTMENT HEAD, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER ANYMORE!
Summary of Forgotten Calculus
Updated and expanded to include the optional use of graphing calculators, this combination textbook and workbook is a good teach-yourself refresher course for men and women who took a calculus course in school, have since forgotten most of what they learned, and now need some practical calculus for business purposes or advanced education. The book is also very useful as a supplementary text for students who are taking calculus and finding it a struggle. Each progressive work unit offers clear instruction and worked-out examples. Special emphasis has been placed on business and economic applications. Topics covered include functions and their graphs, derivatives, optimization problems, exponential and logarithmic functions, integration, and partial derivatives.Mathematics Books
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