Calculus: A Complete Course

This book is very thorough! I took oh about 38 units of mathematics through mathematical methods for scientists and advanced engineering mathematics...we used Leithold which is also a good textbook for 3 semesters of calculus. This book takes one a little further. Use of this book should prepare you well for advanced engineering mathematics, etc.

This is another excellent text on calculus. What distinguishes this text from its competitors is the chapter on differential forms. The authors go right up to the Generalized Stokes' Theorem. I have never seen an introductory calculus text attempt this. Yes, there are somewhat more advanced texts that cover this -- Hubbard and Hubbard's "Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms" and Bressoud's "Second-Year Calculus" come to mind (both of which are excellent follow-up texts to Adams and Essex). But never an intro calculus text.

If just most math books were written like this one, the world would be a better place!First off, fantastic quality of the book itself (hardcover version). The writing style if straightforward and to the point. Something I've noticed in a lot of books, is that the author can be a bit chatty and wander out of place, this is not the case here.I've gone through around 50%, especially the multivariable parts and I've never seen a better Calculus book at this level. This is a book I will look into from time to time for the rest of my life. Great investment.10/10