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by: William G. McCallum, Deborah Hughes Hallett, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, Brad G. Osgood, Douglas Quinney, Jeff Tecosky-Feldman, Thomas W. Tucker, Patti Frazer Lock, David Mumford  Amazon.com's Price: $121.25 Prices subject to change.Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 515 EAN: 9780471484806 Edition: 4 ISBN: 0471484806 Label: Wiley Manufacturer: Wiley Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: December 07, 2004 Publisher: Wiley Studio: Wiley Accessories:
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 Rating:  - Sometimes Helpful, Frequently NotThe idea of a solutions manual is fantastic. It's a quick, convenient way to see how to solve problems. Unfortunately, this book falls short in several ways. First, only EVERY OTHER ODD problem is covered. That means, in a typical chapter, only 5-10 problems are covered. For a course as difficult as Multivariable Calculus, this is woefully inadequate. Second, many of the "solutions" are NOT solutions. They are answers. You will frequently find just the ... Read More Rating:  - Here's why you should consider buying this bookAs you browse books in Amazon, you might think: "oh, yet another Calculus book." First, let me begin by putting this book in its proper context: it is a Calculus 2 book, but not an Advanced Calculus book. But this book has some qualities that set it apart from the heap of Calculus books. First of all, it is the fruition of a Harvard-based consortium with a grant from the National Science Foundation to write a "new" Calculus book. What's new about it? Well, it is based on an "old" philosophy, ... Read More 
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