Elisabet1 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I have three calculus books. I would rather not keep taking up shelf space for these. So, I thought I would ask opinions so I can decide which two to rid of. Stewarts, newest version. Daughter is using in college now but can return to me at end of year. Calculus by Anton, Bivens, and Davis. It says Wiley on it too. Its the 8th edition and my daughter used it for EPGY AP calculus last year. Calculus with Applications by Lial, Greenwell, and Ritchey. 8th edition. All the books look good to me. But I don't have the time to sit and work through them to figure out what is best. I would like to rid of two and keep 1 for my younger children. Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I like both Stewart and Anton. Personally, I like to have a large variety of calculus books from which to pull explanations and problems. Each year when I teach calculus, I use Stewart, Anton, Smith and Minton, Kennedy, Larson, AOPS, Hughes-Hallett, Swokowski, to name a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I am in the variety of calculus books club also. We have an older version of Stewart's and the Lial's Calculus with Applications at our house along with a couple of others. Dd loved Lial's. Really enjoyed seeing how calculus was used in the real world. Not sure that it is as difficult as the others but it does serve a useful purpose. We haven't done much with Stewart's but it is useful. I might be tempted to sell that one if you can get a significant portion of what you paid for it back since it is the current edition and pick up a cheap old edition somewhere when needed for your younger children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisabet1 Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 I am in the variety of calculus books club also. We have an older version of Stewart's and the Lial's Calculus with Applications at our house along with a couple of others. Dd loved Lial's. Really enjoyed seeing how calculus was used in the real world. Not sure that it is as difficult as the others but it does serve a useful purpose. We haven't done much with Stewart's but it is useful. I might be tempted to sell that one if you can get a significant portion of what you paid for it back since it is the current edition and pick up a cheap old edition somewhere when needed for your younger children. I have been thinking I should just sell them all off since I am a good 4 years away from Calculus with the rest of the kids. By sell them all off, I mean let daughter use what she needs this year and sell the other two now. The EPGY book is current too, but I do not believe it is used at local schools so it would not be so easy to sell. In 4 years, any one of the books will be very cheap and out of current edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 1) offer for sale here OR 2) keep them all for the next child - hey I'm a book packrat :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I have been thinking I should just sell them all off since I am a good 4 years away from Calculus with the rest of the kids. By sell them all off, I mean let daughter use what she needs this year and sell the other two now. The EPGY book is current too, but I do not believe it is used at local schools so it would not be so easy to sell. In 4 years, any one of the books will be very cheap and out of current edition. I would first check to see what prices you'd get for these books. I think neither the 8th ed of Lial's nor the 8th of the WIley books are the latest, and both seem to be selling for $5 to $10 used at abebooks. Given that, I'd personally rather keep them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I have two of those (Stewart and Anton) plus a third (Larson) all sitting here by my desk and I won't even have a kid in Calc again until next year! Keep the Stewart for sure and probably the Anton as a back up. I found it extra super-duper useful to have a second or third Calc book handy to pull out when my kids didn't understand a topic. Heck, I even have a really old one from my college days on my book shelf that I used as a reference back when DS22 was in high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I have two of those (Stewart and Anton) plus a third (Larson) all sitting here by my desk and I won't even have a kid in Calc again until next year! Keep the Stewart for sure and probably the Anton as a back up. I found it extra super-duper useful to have a second or third Calc book handy to pull out when my kids didn't understand a topic. Heck, I even have a really old one from my college days on my book shelf that I used as a reference back when DS22 was in high school. I just ordered a used Swokowski to add to my collection. I may have a calculus book issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in SA Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Count me as another multi-text fan. We have Swokowski, Blank/Krantz, and my personal favorite, Leithold. They each have their benefits, so I'd hold them, even for 5-10 years, if need be. My favorites, in order, are: Leithold Anton Swokowski Stewart or Larson (tie) The advantage of keeping them all is that you never know which is best student for your child, until they get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Count me as another multi-text fan. We have Swokowski, Blank/Krantz, and my personal favorite, Leithold. They each have their benefits, so I'd hold them, even for 5-10 years, if need be. My favorites, in order, are: Leithold Anton Swokowski Stewart or Larson (tie) The advantage of keeping them all is that you never know which is best student for your child, until they get there. Oh, I don't have Leithold. Is it wrong that I am coveting your calculus books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 The advantage of keeping them all is that you never know which is best student for your child, until they get there. This. I have several (Foerster, Thomas, Lial, Larson, Fuller) even more than one edition of a couple. Each child has used a different text. I have seen Stewart and Anton (I thought I had Anton but can't find it now) and Lial's Calculus with Applications is definitely easier and seems to be missing several chapters (perhaps it was for Calc 1, whereas Stewart is used for Cal 1,2 and 3) but has problems from other texts (eg. Zumdahl) that demonstrates uses for calculus in other subjects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in SA Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Oh, I don't have Leithold. Is it wrong that I am coveting your calculus books? No, but you'll have to get your own copy -- mine is not for sale! ;) Leithold is a purist, but oh-so-easy-to-read. That's why I love it. It does the best job of bringing the fundamentals to the beginner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 This. I have several (Foerster, Thomas, Lial, Larson, Fuller) even more than one edition of a couple. Each child has used a different text. I have seen Stewart and Anton (I thought I had Anton but can't find it now) and Lial's Calculus with Applications is definitely easier and seems to be missing several chapters (perhaps it was for Calc 1, whereas Stewart is used for Cal 1,2 and 3) but has problems from other texts (eg. Zumdahl) that demonstrates uses for calculus in other subjects. It's for courses like 'calculus for business and social sciences' or 'survey of calculus', not for calculus for math majors. It would be fine as a high school survey for someone who was going to take calculus in college but not as an ap text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Leithold is a purist, but oh-so-easy-to-read. That's why I love it. It does the best job of bringing the fundamentals to the beginner. SO, if a student found Dolciani and LoF much easier to understand than Foerster, would she like Leithold? (I see a few on Amazon :001_smile: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I'm a 'keep the extra books' person - mostly because we've always had topics that weren't explained in a way that dc could understand in every math book I think...and so then we look at other math books to see if it's understandable with a different presentation.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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