Precalculus, Preliminary Edition: A Prelude to Calculus

by Sheldon Axler

Book Overview

For anyone who needs to learn calculus, the best place to start is by gaining a solid foundation in precalculus concepts. This new book provides that foundation. It includes only the topics that they'll need to succeed in calculus. Axler explores the necessary topics in greater detail. Readers will benefit from the straightforward definitions and examples of complex concepts. Step-by-step solutions for odd-numbered exercises are also included so they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471614432
• ISBN13: 9780471614432
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

I wanted to give this six stars....

After working through the author's linear algebra done right book I came across this precalculus book. There is no better book. It has complete - and I mean complete - worked out solutions for all the odd problems. I know many students who have suffered through incredibly badly written books dealing with this subject and most, if not all, of them are. This book is a rigorous introduction to calculus - by this I mean that this book develops all ideas logically that a high school student can understand without an instructor - yes, without an instructor. All the usual topics of precalculus are covered in this book - only much better. Buy this for yourself, for your high schooler child and if you are a math teacher in a high school, at the very least, pilot this book!