Hi, I'm a high school student and I'm just wondering which book would be better for an AP Calculus (AB and BC) course. We're currently using Larson's (HERE (http://www.amazon.com/Calculus-Single-Variable-Ron-Larson/dp/061850303X)). If you guys think Stewart's single variable calc book is better (I KNOW IT SUCKS...but the choices come down to these two, sorry), I need to know please. Thanks :smile:
OrbitalPower
Sep23-08, 10:49 PM
Larson by about a mile. Far easier to understand. More helpful exercises, although there are a tone of them. He explains things better. Especially for a high school student, I'd choose Larson.
I'd also recommend looking into Thomas and Finney, seventh or ninth edition of Calculus and Analytic Geometry.
thrill3rnit3
Sep23-08, 10:59 PM
Larson by about a mile. Far easier to understand. More helpful exercises, although there are a tone of them. He explains things better. Especially for a high school student, I'd choose Larson.
I'd also recommend looking into Thomas and Finney, seventh or ninth edition of Calculus and Analytic Geometry.
Yeah I know about Larson's book, and we're using the 8th edition right now.
Are there any newer editions of Thomas and Finney's book? Is it a good book for high school kids?
thrill3rnit3
Sep24-08, 11:30 PM
opinions, anyone??
CJ2116
Sep26-08, 07:56 PM
I definitely recommend Thomas and Finney 9th. I found it on ebay for about 10 dollars and reference it all the time.
physicsnoob93
Oct3-08, 08:15 AM
I love Stewart's Calculus. I don't see why people dislike it. It's easy to understand and covers the topic very well. I have compared it to Thomas' and i would prefer stewart any day. However, i think spivak is the best if your aim is to learn a lot of pure math in the end.