Similarly to the note above, a "guide" for students would be beneficial as they are the ones who should be interacting, reading, and synthesizing the materials in the text. The text is organized in a way for instructors to teach this course with early transcendentals or not although it will take some work on their part. A "guide" for students would be beneficial as they don't necessarily understand why an instructor would teach material "out of order". The text is broken up into reasonable sections for instructors to break up if they feel the order of material should be different to suit their students. The text is very consistent in terms of its use of terminology and the framework which they develop the key concepts for students. Providing a "layman's speak" for the mathematical text and language would make this more approachable for students. Some more student-friendly language would be appreciated as many students avoid the textbook in this day and age. The text is written at an appropriate level. The order may not be be how all instructors teach, but instructors should be able to make the professional judgement to utilize the book "out of order" if it suits their teaching pedagogy. The calculus content doesn't really change, so this textbook, along with any other, will be relevant for quite a time. Making more connections between concepts would make it relevant and valued for both students and instructors. The content is accurate and presented in a relatively student friendly manner. The textbook covers a full first semester of college calculus and with enough material to also be useful in an AP Calculus AB course for high school calculus teachers. Reviewed by Nicholas Wong, Director of Introductory Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth University on 8/18/22 I would recommend with no hesitation this textbook as a Calculus Teaching material for any Science and Engineering majors, though it might not be entirely suitable for Math or Physics majors. So far, no grammatical errors were noticed.īecause of the Math content, the text involves basically no culturally sensitive material. The text is free of any interface issues, no navigation problems, drawings are clear and high quality. The topics in the text are presented in a logical, clear fashion. Nevertheless textbook provides some flexibility, to "jump" between the chapters in accordance with the instructor's requirement (syllabus content). Modularity is not a strong side of Math textbooks, since the sequence of sections matters, topics being built one on another. The framework and the structure of the textbook is well architected. The textbook is consistent with its goal. Text is written with simple and understandable language, which is not an easy task for Math textbooks. Though a bit more connection to modern/practical applications would be beneficial. But, the way the math subjects are explained in the Textbook is modern and well up-to-date. Math as a subject is quite pre-defined in terms of factual content and there is really nothing to update. The text is clear and well formulated, It does not cause any bias or misinterpretation. The content is accurate, I never found any factual errors in the Textbook, and provided information was accurate. The index is accurate and easy to navigate, though slight changes in the sequence of chapters might be introduced. I found it much more comfortable for students to work with. So I would say the Textbook is comprehensive but not ideal, which does not reduce its value. Textbook represents a well-thought compromise of comprehensive mathematical material, providing the full amount of knowledge on the given subject, but sometimes omitting the details which might be overburdening for the students, especially for those of non-math major. Reviewed by Mikheil Elashvili, Part-time Faculty, Bridgewater State University on 12/9/22
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