Geometry and Trigonometry for Calculus

This is truly a great book, for both the novice and the expert. As an Engineering student at Century University, this book opened my eyes to the Philosophy behind mathematics specially, Calculus and Trigonometry. Moreover, the author makes great use of step-by-step illustrations and instructions of how to resolve some of the more complex equations. However, don't take my word for it...try it yourself!

What a great book. The chapters are excellent and full of exciting knowledge and excercises. I always wondered how people calculated the distance between the moon and earth, after reading this book I have great many tools in my hand to do the same. I have been using this book in the true sense and spirit that it was written... as a self teaching guide; What a pleasure it has been to find this gem.

This book will serve you well as a refresher in geometry and trig. Major facets of both subjects are dealt with in a brief but highly effective manner. There are just the right number of examples and exercises. This book can also be used as a auxillary text for first year college students. What a pleasure to read and DO some of the problems. I wish I had this crutch when I was sweating bullets learning calculus back in 1961. The trig portion is somewhat shallow but all in all a excellent book.

There is no such thing as a student who is "slow" in understanding. There is however a teacher who does not master the art of communicating. A good student memorizes in order to pass a grade. A slow student is normally bugged by the "why" of everything. However I have had the honor of solving engineering problems for students from MIT and other top Universities because my professors were able to explain the "why" to me.Mr. Peter H. Selby is an excellent author. You flow through his pages without having to read over paragraphs several times in order to understand the sense of his explanations without stress and fatigue. There is no guessing nor ambiguous wording. It is difficult to put down his book for the day. I look forward to his future books.

I like the no non-sense presentation of the material. The book moves very quickly. It is dense in topics, but the presentation is very readable. You'll often wonder why you're not further into the book... yet you feel that you have really covered a lot of material.The explanations are great. And I have found that by answering the questions, that I catch tiny little mistakes in my understanding.I picked up this book after a debate with one of my friends over a trig question. I am very satisfied with my purchase and highly recommend this book.John D.