S Foster:
The book is great for non maths people, the explanations are well intriduced. I recommend this for maths students who are weak in some topics. A+++
United Kingdom on Sep 23, 2023
SpeedReader:
This book is mostly a problems repository. Like the author's other "humongous" books, from chapter 1 it starts giving you problems with very little setup or theory up-front. It does have a chapter introduction page that introduces the topic(s) in the chapter, but then it just starts in with example problems. But, unlike some of the other guides out there that have just a ton of example problems in them, the author does weave in the explanation of the theory in the form of margin notes that are added to explain how to tackle/solve the problems. Along with the theory, the author gives you tips for solving different problem types, advice on things to look out for, and marks the hardest kinds of problems with a skull and cross bones, which I think are good problems to go over before your exams.
The book is good in that it does not just dive into the calculus material. The first 8 chapters (about 120 pages or so) are a review of algebra and trigonometry, making sure you have the fundamentals down in case you need to brush up on them, and then it gets into the calculus material. The calculus material covers all of the topics that you will be exposed to in the...
United States on Feb 01, 2023
Bob Zuidema:
The HUMONGOUS BOOK OF CALCULUS PROBLEMS is an awesome book if you're looking for a great explanation or review of Precalculus and Calculus I and Calculus II.
Consisting of 565 pages and 28 chapters, topics include: Linear Equations & Inequalities, Polynomials, Rational Expressions, Functions, Logarithmic & Exponential Functions, Conic Sections, Trigonometric Fundamentals (including graphs, identities, and equations), Limits, Continuity, Basic Differentiation Methods, Derivitives (Basic and Advanced Applications and Techniques), Finding Areas, Integration (The Fundamental Theorem, Rational Expressions, Advanced Techniques, Volumes), Parametric and Polar Equations. Also added is a one chapter review of Differential Equations and 3 final chapters dealing with Sequences, Infinite Series, and various tests analyzing them.
The author's statement that "Just about every single kind of calculus problem you could run into is in here" is true! But to me, what makes this book really awesome are two things:
1) The author has complete solutions to all 1000 sample problems.
2) He also includes very helpful sidenotes explaining important...
United States on May 05, 2021
Amazon Customer:
The explanation of the problems was excellent.Mr.Kelley made them very easy to understand.
Canada on Oct 15, 2020
Marco Vinicio Vazquez:
El título del comentario se explica solo. Ya había tenido contacto con la colección (con "The Humongous Book of Geometry Problems") y tengo una muy buena opinión de ellos (amplios, detallados, lenguaje accesible y ¡montones de problemas!), así que en cuanto me dijeron que impartiría una clase de Cálculo en preparatoria, no lo pensé dos veces para adquirirlo. No decepciona, será un excelente recurso para apoyar mis notas de clase
Mexico on Sep 23, 2017
Chid:
Great practical book
India on Jan 21, 2015
Yousaf:
I'm using it to prepare for Calc II.
Only 20 pages in but so far this book rocks. What I really like about it is that these are GOOD questions because they test your understanding to see if you really understand the material and more importantly, they bring out the little details that are easy to miss.
I don't normally write reviews but this book deserves it since it really is something special. Other books just bore you by telling you most of what you already know. You don't master math by having a general/basic idea of concepts, you master it by doing tons and tons of problems and this book seems to be based on that principle. I feel confident that if I can do every problem in this book, I'll be set for Calc II.
Canada on Jun 30, 2014
A Big Ten Alumna:
I purchased this book because I wanted to go back to school and major in Mathematics. In hindsight, I think it was not the wisest decision to take Calculus II (in the summer) when it has been over five years since I studied math. Regardless of my premature leap into the class, I have to say that it helped a little bit for the topics we did covered. I feel that this book would be better for Calculus I and first sections of Calc II but this is based on the Calc II I took at a local junior college. I really appreciate that they worked out a couple of the problems so you can see how to solve the problems.
By no means this book is perfect because it doesn't cover some of the more advanced topics of Calculus and some of the problems that they worked out left me more confused than ever. In all, I think it is a great book to have in your collection and I would recommend referring to online tutorials on YouTube (i.e. Khan's Academy and countless others), Schaum's series, and the Calculus Lifesaver book (not the exact title). This is not by any means a substitution to actually paying attention in class, taking good notes, and asking questions if you are...
United States on Feb 02, 2012
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