Calculus For Dummies by Mark Ryan
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Book Reviews of Calculus For Dummies
Book Review: Far better than ponderous academic texts
Summary: 5 Stars
I took college calculus 30 years ago. Wanting to refresh my memory, I first looked at my original and massive college textbook. Comprehensive but indecipherable. An academic tomb written to prove every theorem in the calculus - nice if you are a math major but not very helpful for those interested in applying calculus to real world problems quickly. I then found Calculus for Dummies which gets right to the key concepts in an accessible and direct fashion. The author's sense of humor is also helpful. With Ryan's book, you'll learn how to do calculus and solve problems. Great book. Highly recommended. While I scored highest in the class a long time ago, I had to study so hard - I only wish we had this book and graphic calculators 30 years ago and math class would have been a bit easier!Book Review: Excellent Preparatory Book
Summary: 5 Stars
This text is an excellent resource if you are going to be taking any calculus courses in school (high school or college). I used this book and the accompanying workbook (ISBN: 978-0764587825) to prepare for Calculus I and Calculus II courses I would be taking in an upcoming semester. These texts not only assisted me in obtaining an A in both courses but also allowed me to maintain a good pace within the courses and retain much of the knowledge.
I highly recommend you purchase the accompanying workbook with this text so that you can study and do problems on Calculus at your own pace. It really helps with Calculus courses especially if you have not been exposed to math recently. To me the text was a great supplement between pre-calculus course and calculus courses.
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.