Multivariable Calculus

by James Stewart

Jim Stewart's Multivariate Calculus has become the most widely adopted text for the multivariate segment of the calculus course. Why? Stewart writes with integrity and precision, reaching out to students with a clarity and a love for the subject matter that is apparent on every page. From a mathematical standpoint, the text is deemed impeccable; from a pedagogical standpoint, insightful; from an accuracy standpoint, remarkable. On every page of his text, Stewart's genuine understanding of both calculus and calculus students is apparent. A phenomenon of the Stewart success is the text's use in such a wide variety of colleges and universities throughout the world. How does Stewart reach students at every level so effectively? Just as he teaches to every student in his classes from the most unprepared to the most mathematically gifted, Stewart write to this range of students--adding the explanations that make ideas come alive as well as the problems that challenge.

Genres: Mathematics, Textbooks, Science, Reference, Nonfiction, Calculus

470 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

James Stewart is a professor of mathematics and a violinist. He has written a number of textbooks, notably on calculus.

For other James Stewarts, see similar names.

Reviews

[Alexander · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've had my nose in this hefty Stewart tome for years and years. It's served me well but it's outlived its usefulness to me. It's far too numerical and formulaic without giving a treatment to the true analytical theory that underlies the beauty of calculus as a discipline and a science. This is merely "toolkit calculus" and I fear it abstracts engineering and science students away from the underlying theory that mathematicians are treated to. This makes for a decent human calculator. Engineers should be applied mathematicians, not calculators.

Alternatives: early editions of Thomas, Apostol, or Spivak.

[The Emperor Napoleon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was super helpful, but made the concepts harder to understand than they needed to be

[ju · Rating 3 out of 5]

My last math class. Ever!!!
Freshman year me would have fainted if I told her I took and passed this class 🫶🫶
I liked how all the theorems were connected at the end!
I 🫶 zworski

[Alex Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

The concepts are routinely engaging but also made me cry.

[Isabelle Christensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well it took me a full year but calc 1,2,3 are over! calc finale this week(wish me luck) calc one was hell, calc two was heaven and three would have been heaven if I did my homework, I’ve put myself in hell now. And I deserve that. Not as good as a rom com, but the ending made me cry. 🥀🫣🔥🐐🙈 don’t read this one if you want to have a life✨😭

[Cooper Ackerly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, at least I know what I'm not going to major in now.

[James m]

This book was very educational and I enjoyed doing the problems.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Literal king! Love this man! He did it again! Beautiful math textbook. Read it!

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Éste libro me acompañó durante todo el cuatrimestre en Cálculo II para Matemáticos/Físicos.

La verdad es que es muy útil. Explica los contenidos de manera simple y concisa. La lectura se hace rápida y amena. Es uno de esos libros de texto que dan gusto leer. La materia se me hizo super liviana con él.

Tiene muchísimos ejemplos clave para ver la dificultad que entrañan algunos temas.

Hace hincapié en la parte gráfica de la materia todo el tiempo, lo que está bueno porque después los gráficos para las integrales salen facilísimo.

Una crítica que podría hacerle es que algunas demostraciones faltan. No es lo suficientemente estricto con eso, pero supongo que es porque la materia en sí tiene un tinte práctico más que teórico.

Recomendado para todo el que se quiera adentrar en el cálculo de varias variables.

[Natalya · Rating 1 out of 5]

Stewart is such a plagiarist.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cal I, Cal II, and Cal III (my favorite), all taught from this book in college. It is still on my desk today and my first reference for Calculus.

[Mew]

Very useful.

[J. Jesús · Rating 5 out of 5]

A simple way to learn calculus III succesfully

[GOWTHAM · Rating 1 out of 5]

for to score good marks in engineering

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite Calculus book.

[Mills College Library]

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