This streamlined version of ‘Thomas’ Calculus’ provides a faster-paced, precise and accurate presentation of calculus for a college-level calculus course. ‘University Calculus’ covers both single variable and multivariable calculus and is appropriate for a three semester or four quarter course.
I thought this book did a good job at teaching the basics of calculus. I was able to pick up many of the concepts from the book and then supplement that with the professor's lectures. It did, however, get too dense at a few points and I had to rely completely on the professor. I think learning Calc from any book would be a challenge, but that this one would be decent for such an attempt.