Salas and Hille's Calculus One and Several Variables, Student Solution Manual

I used this solutions manual along with the book itself for Calculus I, II and III. While I really like the calculus text book, this solutions manual is nowhere near as good. Firstly it only gives the solutions to odd numbered problems. Secondly, explanations are only good for the first few chapters, after that they start skipping a lot of steps, sometimes just giving you the final answer. If I were to review it as a standalone text I would give it a 3 star rating. However, considering it is used in conjunction with the text itself for many calculus courses, I still think it is necessary to have. To be more precise, it is better than not having it. While they skip a lot of steps in later chapters, you do at least manage to figure it out aafter playing around with the numbers and equations for a bit. Without this solutions manual the class would be harder. So for that reason I am bumping it up to the 4 star rating. So buy the book because it is better than not having it. However do not expect it to walk you through everything because sadly it does not.

I was fortunate to have the co-author of this book as a professor at the University of Houston. The book is a wonderful combination of: 1) clear and concise presentation of theory; 2) examples and applications relevant to science, mathematics and business; 3) analysis, in fact most results are derived and there are problems which enable a motivated student to begin building his/her derivation and mathematical reasoning skills; 4) diagrams. The book is also comprehensive. It "constructs" calculus from the theory of limits, provides the foundation of calculus in the form of various theorems, including but not limited to the Mean Value Thoerem, the Intermediate Value Theorem, Rolle's theorem, L'Hospital's theorem, Riemann Integral, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Also provided are the resulting powerful derivative, integration and function analysis tools. The book includes calulus of one variable as well as many variables in the Vector Calculus section of the book. Finally, it ends with an introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations. It takes three semesters: Calculus I, II and III to get through this book at the University of Houston. So, although the price seems high, there is a tremendous amount here. I am now a graduate student in physics taking an Analysis course with the great author of this book (G. Etgen) this summer. This is not a course I need, so this gives you an idea of how stimulating Dr. Etgen's presentation of calculus is. You must master calculus before you can be competent in applied physics (or other science field), advanced finance, ... If you study each page of this book and work many of the problems in each section, you will be well on your way to being accomplished in a career in applied or theoretical mathematics. Also, the student solutions manual to the book is excellent and recommended.

Great transaction. Speedy process. If I were grading this on a scale of 1-3, it would be a 10.

This textbook is not friendly to non-math majors who are probably more than half of its users. It offers proofs at every turn. Most students will take the authors word for it, but want to see examples! There are not nearly enough examples to show how the concepts are to be applied.

This book has great applications and really is true to the spirit of calculus. It is rigorous in its treatment of theory but still fun to read.