Calculus Demystified : A Self Teaching Guide (Demystified)

Based on the poor reviews on this site I was put off buying this book. However browsing it in the bookshop it didn't seem as bad as the reviewers made it out to be. Having been through the book, I think I see the problem. Most of the reviewers were probably expecting something like "How to Ace calculus" aimed at the complete beginner. This book is certainly not that. However it contains very complete explanations of the exponential and logarithmic functions and topics like improper integrals which most introductory books don't even touch on. I would advise using this book as a consolidation text AFTER you have understood the basics. Yes the exercises at the back can be challenging. To me that is good - it means you have to think. And you didn't expect to master calculus without some thinking did you? The mathematical language used, to me, is a plus. It helps you get used to it so you can read other mathematical texts. Some of the other criticisms are valid. Answers need to be provided for the "You Try it" questions. There is no section on Infinite Series/Power Series (and neither do they appear in the next book in the series "Advanced Calculus Demystified").

It is a good product that explains the subject in a clear and concise manner.

The demystified books in math are a series and build one upon another. I find the whole series completely simple and easy to follow. I used them to tutor a friend's child with great success. These books save $$ in learning on your own so that anyone could jump right into calculus.

I purchased this book used (Very Cheap)! Item came in excellent condition, and in an acceptable time frame. Would purchase from seller again.

Books like this should stop trying to tell us that they "make learning more enjoyable" (a phrase I just lifted from the back of the paperback edition.) Learning calculus isn't enjoyable, except perhaps for people who picked it up quickly in school and will never need this book anyway.The target audience for this book is the mid-life fellow like myself, who blew off anything more advanced that basic geometry in his school days/daze, never thinking he'd need more than that. Now, career prospects depend upon absorbing such material, and one just wants to get through it as painlessly as possible. The issue of "enjoyment" doesn't arise.Silly hype aside, the book DID help me get a grasp of the basic concepts involved, for which I am grateful.