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The mere thought of having to take a required calculus course is enough to make legions of students break out in a cold sweat. Others who have no intention of ever studying the subject have this notion that calculus is impossibly difficult unless you happen to be a direct descendant of Einstein.
Well, the good news is that you can master calculus. It′s not nearly as tough as its mystique would lead you to think. Much of calculus is really just very advanced algebra, geometry, and trig. It builds upon and is a logical extension of those subjects. If you can do algebra, geometry, and trig, you can do calculus.
Calculus For Dummies is intended for three groups of readers:
- Students taking their first calculus course – If you′re enrolled in a calculus course and you find your textbook less than crystal clear, this is the book for you. It covers the most important topics in the first year of calculus: differentiation, integration, and infinite series.
- Students who need to brush up on their calculus to prepare for other studies – If you′ve had elementary calculus, but it′s been a couple of years and you want to review the concepts to prepare for, say, some graduate program, Calculus For Dummies will give you a thorough, no–nonsense refresher course.
- Adults of all ages who′d like a good introduction to the subject – Non–student readers will find the book′s exposition clear and accessible. Calculus For Dummies takes calculus out of the ivory tower and brings it down to earth.
This is a user–friendly math book. Whenever possible, the author explains the calculus concepts by showing you connections between the calculus ideas and easier ideas from algebra and geometry. Then, you′ll see how the calculus concepts work in concrete examples. All explanations are in plain English, not math–speak. Calculus For Dummies covers the following topics and more:
- Real–world examples of calculus
- The two big ideas of calculus: differentiation and integration
- Why calculus works
- Pre–algebra and algebra review
- Common functions and their graphs
- Limits and continuity
- Integration and approximating area
- Sequences and series
Don′t buy the misconception. Sure calculus is difficult – but it′s manageable, doable. You made it through algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Well, calculus just picks up where they leave off – it′s simply the next step in a logical progression.
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Conquer your fear of calculus the fun and easy way!
Confused by the complexities of calculus? This easy–to–understand guide takes the mystery out of key calculus concepts such as limits, differentiation, and integration. You’ll ease into the basics with clear explanations, clever shortcuts, and real–life examples to help you – and you’ll discover that calculus isn’t so tough after all.
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- Tear–out cheat sheet
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- A dash of humor and fun
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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful
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I have just started A2 Physics at my school. I didn't do maths to AS (just GCSE). I am the only one in my class without an AS in Maths. My teacher told me that I needed to know about Differentiation and Integration in order to progress my A grade in AS physics to an A in A2.
I always had the idea that Calculus was simply a very complicated area of Mathematics developed by Newton. I didn't know anything else (remember I only had a Maths GCSE).
I thought I'd buy this book to see if it could help me. The fantastic thing is that it explains every single concept in an extremely simple way (starting with the very basics). I believe that I am now up to the high standard of the mathematicians in my class and am able to understand the important mathematical concepts in physics that use calculus as a basis for their explanation. In particular, OCR's Advancing Physics A2 - Creating Models section.
You really don't need to be a math genius to understand this book fully!
I always had the idea that Calculus was simply a very complicated area of Mathematics developed by Newton. I didn't know anything else (remember I only had a Maths GCSE).
I thought I'd buy this book to see if it could help me. The fantastic thing is that it explains every single concept in an extremely simple way (starting with the very basics). I believe that I am now up to the high standard of the mathematicians in my class and am able to understand the important mathematical concepts in physics that use calculus as a basis for their explanation. In particular, OCR's Advancing Physics A2 - Creating Models section.
You really don't need to be a math genius to understand this book fully!
55 of 57 people found the following review helpful
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If you`ve ever looked at a polynomial equation and thought that learning Martian would be easier, or even that knowing what a polynomial was would make a lot more sense, then this is the book for you. Granted, the book does assume that you have some prior knowledge of algebra and trig but I have only the most basic grasp of them and still managed to follow the book. The chapters are well set out and explain painful looking equations for differentiation and integration in simple,easy to follow terms. Calculus for Dummies acts like a kindly mentor; easing you through the hard bits, holding your hands when the numbers start to look like gibberish and celebrating with you at the end of the chapter that maths no longer seems like a strange and alien concept!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I never finished my 'A' levels and now 30 odd years later, I decided to try and teach myself calculus. Library books were too academic for me, so I wondered if there might be a dummies book, and of course, this book was it.
I started with three main objectives. 1. Find out what Calculus is, 2. Find out what I can do with it, and 3. Find out how to do it. This book was certainly the springboard for helping me meet all those objectives. But I had to work on it, and look elsewhere for better examples e.g. youtube videos.
Sometimes I found myself saying, Ok, I've missed something here, lets go back 20 pages or so.. Which proved to be really useful. Other times I get lost in the equations and said.. look I just want the gist of the idea here which would usually appear much later in the book. Sometimes the author leaves out crucial workings which is a real shame he just seemed to assume you know stuff, when maybe you don't.
I'm still working through the book, but think I've got as much as I need and can continue my interest in calculus elsewhere. But I would never get as far as I did
without this book so ultimately yes I would recommend this to anyone with an interest in calculus. Just be prepared to work at it, and sometimes look elsewhere for areas that could have been explained more clearly.
I started with three main objectives. 1. Find out what Calculus is, 2. Find out what I can do with it, and 3. Find out how to do it. This book was certainly the springboard for helping me meet all those objectives. But I had to work on it, and look elsewhere for better examples e.g. youtube videos.
Sometimes I found myself saying, Ok, I've missed something here, lets go back 20 pages or so.. Which proved to be really useful. Other times I get lost in the equations and said.. look I just want the gist of the idea here which would usually appear much later in the book. Sometimes the author leaves out crucial workings which is a real shame he just seemed to assume you know stuff, when maybe you don't.
I'm still working through the book, but think I've got as much as I need and can continue my interest in calculus elsewhere. But I would never get as far as I did
without this book so ultimately yes I would recommend this to anyone with an interest in calculus. Just be prepared to work at it, and sometimes look elsewhere for areas that could have been explained more clearly.
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really helpful
The book was despatched in excellent time, and has really helped me with my calculus issues! I would recommend this to anyone who is, like me, struggling with calculus
Published 2 months ago by Sooz
Calculus for Dummies
Generally disappointed with the "Dummies" books, including this one.Some of the explanations need to be expanded, otherwise the reader can come to a full stop and be unable to... Read more
Published 3 months ago by T. Davis
I'm no onger a Dummy (or at least slghtly less of one)
This is a fantastic book thats gives to an insight into Calculus that other text books fail to offer. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mike
Calculus revision excellent clearer than school
Struggled with calculus at school and technical college now returning to education was terrified when the subject raised its head again. Read more
Published 7 months ago by jimrowld
Excellent purchase
A good quality item, delivered promptly, would recommend to a friend. Another excellent product in this particular series of books.
Published 8 months ago by Lisa
Excellent book
I bought this book as extra help while doing my Engineering HNC. It explains the subject very well, gives real world examples and good tips and short cuts. Read more
Published 20 months ago by cdtbaxter
Great for getting back into Calculus
I completed a Maths-related BSc in 1984 and needed to get back up to speed with Calculus for an MSc. This was easy to read, easy to follow and easy to understand. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Anon
Padded..
Have you ever read a book where the author pads out explanations so much, that even something simple can seem complex? Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2010 by Mr. N. Rixham
A good book
This book was helpful, with step-by-step guides making it better than my teacher. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who has not done calculus before.
Published on 14 Feb 2010 by A. T. Squire
Pretty much perfect for an introduction
Although I did A-level maths, and I could "differentiate" and "integrate" a function, I never felt that I had really learnt calculus at school, I could simply apply a couple of... Read more
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