Thomas' Calculus: Early Transcendentals

By George B. Thomas Jr., Maurice D. Weir, Joel R. Hass

Book Overview

Normal 0 false false false This text is designed for a three-semester or four-quarter calculus course (math, engineering, and science majors).

Thomas' Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Thirteenth Edition, introduces readers to the intrinsic beauty of calculus and the power of its applications. For more than half a century, this text has been revered for its clear and precise explanations, thoughtfully chosen examples, superior figures, and time-tested exercise sets. With this new edition, the exercises were refined, updated, and expanded--always with the goal of developing technical competence while furthering readers' appreciation of the subject. Co-authors Hass and Weir have made it their passion to improve the text in keeping with the shifts in both the preparation and ambitions of today's learners. KEY TOPICS: Functions, Limits and Continuity, Differentiation, Applications of Derivatives, Integration, Applications of Definite Integrals, Integrals and Transcendental Functions, Techniques of Integration, First-Order Differential Equations, Infinite Sequences and Series, Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates, Vectors and the Geometry of Space, Vector-Valued Functions and Motion in Space, Partial Derivatives, Multiple Integrals, Integrals and Vector Fields, Second-Order Differential Equations MARKET: For all readers interested in calculus.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321884078
• ISBN13: 9780321884077
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 1200 Pages
• Weight: 5.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 8.7" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

Thomas' Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 10th edition

I discuss this book within my review of James Stewart's Calculus: Early Transcendentals where I compare Stewart's approach and the approach of this edition of Thomas' Calculus in their discussions of limits and continuity. I rate Stewart's at 1 star. I think this book, this edition, is a clear, well organized, and even paced introduction to calculus. I am very curious about the latest edition, Thomas' Calculus Early Transcendentals (12th Edition).

Thomas Calculus review

The book arrived within a good time frame and was in good and acceptable condition. Good service.

Best Calculus Book I've Seen

My school uses Stewart's Calculus-- a very boring book with few challenging problems which is also poorly worded etc. I finally asked a professor which book is the best calculus book on the market. She gave me this one and, as I said in the title, this is a great book! As someone else posted, you aren't going to learn the calculus by scanning some pages; what you get out of your studies is proportional to how much effort you put into studying. This book offers a maximal constant of proportionality! So, if you like the calculus and your current book doesn't discuss theory or is too elementary, buy this book. Or if your current book is poorly worded, buy this book. If you don't want to do work, then buy this book and tell yourself to stop being lazy!

Great

I used this book for my single-variable integral calculus course and I must say it did an excellent job of teaching what the instructor couldn't. The problem sets are good, and if the solutions manual wasn't riddled with errors, the combination would be outstanding.