Calculus Volume 2
G**.
Four Stars
Cannot comment yet as I need to read and study.
P**
Good study guide.
Good reading.
A**R
This is the BLACK AND WHITE paperback version
I know, I know - I should have read the description. I knew there were hardback and paperback versions, I knew "the content is identical" and both were colour, and I already had the free download PDF, so when I decided to buy I didn't think I needed to do that - I just found the book, selected "paperback" and placed the order.Finding out that not only did I accidentally order the black-and-white paperback but Amazon UK don't even sell the colour paperback is annoying. The point of wanting the paper books was easier readability than using a tablet screen, but the lack of colour damages readability for me. Not only that, but finding diagrams with descriptions like "The red graph is the constraint function" in a book that has no red, only shades of grey, is pretty annoying even though it's pretty obvious which is the constraint function. That's something I stumbled on early (volume 3, Lagrange Multipliers, page 459 figure 4.60, again page 461 figure 4.61). To be fair, a quick search for more examples didn't find anything.WRT the star rating - I had to give one even though I haven't read that much, and this isn't really new material for me, just a more expansive calculus-specific reference than various engineering/physics mathematics textbooks. That said, I personally find Strangs Linear Algebra books are good, and have no reason to think writing about calculus or having a co-author are bad things. This review is really just a warning that (as, to be fair, the description clearly states) this is the black and white paperback, not the colour one.
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