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This book is for instructors who think that most calculus textbooks are too long. In writing the book, James Stewart asked himself: What is essential for a three-semester calculus course for scientists and engineers? ESSENTIAL CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTALS, Second Edition, offers a concise approach to teaching calculus that focuses on major concepts, and supports those concepts with precise definitions, patient explanations, and carefully graded problems. The book is only 900 pages–two-thirds the size of Stewart’s other calculus texts, and yet it contains almost all of the same topics. The author achieved this relative brevity primarily by condensing the exposition and by putting some of the features on the book’s website, www.StewartCalculus.com. Despite the more compact size, the book has a modern flavor, covering technology and incorporating material to promote conceptual understanding, though not as prominently as in Stewart’s other books. ESSENTIAL CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTALS features the same attention to detail, eye for innovation, and meticulous accuracy that have made Stewart’s textbooks the best-selling calculus texts in the world.

17 reviews for Essential Calculus: Early Transcendentals – Standalone Book

  1. John P Lucia
    July 11, 2024
    5.0 out of 5 stars Condition of book
    The book was in excellent condition.
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    nathan
    May 5, 2023
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book used it for 3 calculus classes
    The book is great
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    D K
    April 8, 2023
    5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and Intuitive
    This book focuses on the important aspects of calculus. Aptly named, you are guided to learn the essentials of calculus.It covers Calculus 1 through C...More
    This book focuses on the important aspects of calculus. Aptly named, you are guided to learn the essentials of calculus.

    It covers Calculus 1 through Calculus 3.
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    Nicholas A.
    February 2, 2020
    4.0 out of 5 stars fast service, just what I needed for Calculus I
    thank you sir for providing me with my book. the book arrive faster than I expected and, to my surprise, it was in great shape for a used loose leaf ...More
    thank you sir for providing me with my book. the book arrive faster than I expected and, to my surprise, it was in great shape for a used loose leaf textbook. excellent price, book would normally cost over $100 for a hardcover. saved me a lot of money.
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    Guillermo Nyul
    February 14, 2019
    5.0 out of 5 stars Book
    It’s what I requested
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    MallOfChina
    December 23, 2018
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
    I learn more from this book than I do from my professor.
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    Joseph
    November 24, 2018
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Book arrived in good condition
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    Mohammed Alshaghathirah
    July 21, 2018
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Great book, I would recommend this seller
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    Coco
    February 18, 2018
    4.0 out of 5 stars :(
    It is a nice book, but calculus just makes me sad
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    Alex Anguiano
    September 23, 2017
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    currently using it in mat 266 for Lhou @ASU, rent! dont buy new
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    Alice
    June 3, 2017
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
    Needed it for my Calculus lectures and it's super helpful for practice. It does a good job of explaining and the extra practice is good. If you don't ...More
    Needed it for my Calculus lectures and it's super helpful for practice. It does a good job of explaining and the extra practice is good. If you don't understand something it would best to use the textbook and practice even if you don't want to. I also rented the manual out as well for the chapter question answers, it's a pair that you'll need if you decide to practice.
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    Ely
    March 14, 2017
    5.0 out of 5 stars MUST HAVE
    THIS BOOK IS WONDERFUL BECAUSE I CAN USE IT FOR 3 CALCULUS CLASSES. IT ARRIVED CLEAN AND NEW. I HAVE PUT SO MANY SIDE NOTES IN THIS ... IT IS WONDER...More
    THIS BOOK IS WONDERFUL BECAUSE I CAN USE IT FOR 3 CALCULUS CLASSES. IT ARRIVED CLEAN AND NEW. I HAVE PUT SO MANY SIDE NOTES IN THIS ... IT IS WONDERFUL
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    Alan Sweeney
    January 21, 2016
    5.0 out of 5 stars But still it is a good book. Kinda sucks because I really want the ...
    I got it through webassign so not going to buy it twice on amazon. But still it is a good book. Kinda sucks because I really want the kindle version i...More
    I got it through webassign so not going to buy it twice on amazon. But still it is a good book. Kinda sucks because I really want the kindle version instead of the webassign version. Would have bought it through amazon if my teacher didn't force me through webassign.
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    Juliana Vazquez
    May 25, 2015
    5.0 out of 5 stars Buy the Book
    It was pretty cheap and I will be able to use it for 3 classes so it definitely pays off to own the book.
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    David Mumme
    February 16, 2015
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book. Its content explains subject matter better than ...
    Great book. Its content explains subject matter better than the instructor can at times. Excellent appendix including formulas and a huge list of comm...More
    Great book. Its content explains subject matter better than the instructor can at times. Excellent appendix including formulas and a huge list of common integrals. Great for a Calc I,II and possibly III for engineers.
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    nadsiebodsie
    May 13, 2014
    5.0 out of 5 stars Came in wonderful condition!
    Even though I rented this book, it came like it was brand new! I could not believe the book was in such a great condition for me to rent.
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    AZach
    December 2, 2013
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good math book
    I used this for Calculus 1,2, and 3 and I felt it was pretty useful. I had to buy it though, so I will agree that the book is kind of overpriced (almo...More
    I used this for Calculus 1,2, and 3 and I felt it was pretty useful. I had to buy it though, so I will agree that the book is kind of overpriced (almost all college textbooks are). But it's a pretty nice deal since I used it for 3 semesters. I never looked at previous editions, so I can't comment on the differences. I would also highly recommend PatrickJMT.com and KhanAcademy.org for supplemental material.
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