Early Trancedentals vs Calculus by John Stewart

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The discussion revolves around the differences and similarities between "Calculus" and "Calculus: Early Transcendentals" by James Stewart. Participants explore the content organization and pedagogical approach of both textbooks, considering their suitability for learning calculus.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions the difference between the two books, noting that "Early Transcendentals" introduces certain concepts, like e and logarithms, earlier.
  • Another participant suggests that the content might be mostly the same but rearranged, although they have not compared the books directly.
  • There is a correction regarding the author's name, with multiple participants confirming that both books are by James Stewart.
  • A participant expresses satisfaction with "Calculus: Early Transcendentals," stating it has good explanations and is preferable to other mathematics texts they have used.
  • Another participant mentions using "Early Transcendentals" for reference in an electrodynamics class, indicating its ongoing utility.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that both books are authored by James Stewart and likely contain similar content, but there is no consensus on the extent of differences in presentation or depth.

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Some participants have not directly compared the two texts, leading to uncertainty about the specific differences in content and organization.

Who May Find This Useful

Students considering which calculus textbook to use, particularly those interested in the pedagogical approaches of James Stewart's works.

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"Early Trancedentals" vs "Calculus" by John Stewart

Hi, a friend is offering to give me "Calculus" by John Stewart, I just wanted to know whether there was a big difference between this book and "Calculus:Early Transcendentals"(Which I might be able to get)... I know that early Transcendentals introduces e and logarithm's etc sooner, but will I get the same info out of both books? This might not be the right forum for this but I figured that since they are both fairly popular calculus text's, someone here might know. Anyways, thanks!
 
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John Stewart is a comedian; I think you mean James Stewart.
 
I was under the impression that it's mostly just a rearrangement of the same content. I've not actually compared them, though.
 
Aren't they both by James Stewart (or in part by)?
 
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Aren't they both by James Stewart (or in part by)?

yes, they are both by james stewart, and likely the content is identical but just presented in a different order.
 
lol, sorry for the wrong name. Yea, that's what I figured, but wanted to make sure that I am not getting a watered down version or anything silly like that. Thanks a lot guys :).
 
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I have Calc ET by James Stewart. It's a good book. I still use it sometimes, because it has decent explanations. It's much better than my Diff Eq's book and Linear Algebra books were (with respect to what they are supposed to teach AND for the parts that overlap).
 
I find myself looking back to my ET once in a while for my electrodynamics class
 

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