Calculus of a Single Variable

by Captain Ron Larson Cap

Providing a wide variety of teaching and learning techniques, this book allows lecturers to teach the way they want to teach. The book also includes an array of eSolutions for calculus.

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

746 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 1 out of 5]

emotionally scarring and very little fun pictures

[Caleb Gross · Rating 3 out of 5]

It made me cry and I didn't get any extra credit for it

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Calculus of a different variable is a wonderful read. It was written by the genius Ron Larson. The plot is very intriguing. People might think because it is a math based book that the plot would be dull or even boring, however they’d be wrong.

The story has a terrific twist. >spoiler< Through the whole book we the reader are led astray believing that the answers we find are the only answers there are. However at the end of the magnificent journey that is this book we, the reader find that all the answers are in the back of the book. Looking back at it now after I have completed this masterpiece the twist changes the whole book. The story is also an allegory for life.

This story can be seen as an allegory for life because it parallels people’s everyday struggle with it. We go through life day in and day out, wondering whether or not what we are doing is right. By the end of our lives however we look back on it and think “did I go through it the right way?” This simulates the book because when the end is reached one can look back and see if the answers they were seeking were in fact correct.

This book is not just for people with a love for math. Oh no. this book can be enjoyed by history and math lovers alike. In fact what might have been my favorite part of the book were the little tidbits of history sprinkled throughout. Learning about how Riemann came up with his special type of geometry that would later be used to find the areas under functions, or learning about Roll and about the genius behind his theorem.

This book from beginning to end kept me enthused and on the tip of my toes. I remember the nights that I huddled with it under my blankets with a flashlight just reading about how to find the area of a three dimensional shape, and how to apply the fundamental theory of calculus to everyday life.

In the end I would suggest this book to everyone I know. This book is not just an amazing read, but comprehensive in the knowledge of mathematics it provides. The book will keep you on your seat while teaching the reader advanced math techniques that can come in handy for the rest of the reader’s life. In short Ron Larson is in my book a legend.

[Noelle Elmore · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm just sad that I couldn't rate it 0 stars.
I hate math, and this book didn't help.
The explanations for how to solve problems are terrible, and make it even more confusing than it already was.
This book's only salvation are the answers in the back of the book.... but it only has the odd numbers, so... that's another fault.

[Derek Kruse · Rating 1 out of 5]

Big middle finger >:(

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good calculus textbook, does a great job explaining integration and series, could go deeper into defining limits with the epsilon-delta definition, and I had trouble understanding diff-eq with only resources from the textbook. I would have also liked it if the book had more questions culminating the knowledge of integration and derivation rules, as it stands there are lots of practice questions for individual methods of integration and derivation but not enough questions that utilize these methods together.

[Marmotlord · Rating 1 out of 5]

Made me want to throw myself off a bridge

Every single “explanation” that’s in this book is just someone trying to sound like a nerd by cramming in as many big words as possible while simultaneously explaining nothing.

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

No format

Consider, a text book where you must individually count each problem to do numbered assignments. It's cheap, it's tagging. Truly a conundrum. I stuck with it and attempted to fix it.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Calculus!