Multivariable Calculus (with Tools for Enriching Calculus, Video Skillbuilder CD-ROM, iLrn™ Homework, and Personal Tutor)

by James Stewart

Stewart's CALCULUS, Fifth Edition has the mathematical precision, accuracy, clarity of exposition and outstanding examples and problem sets that have characterized the first four editions. Stewart retains the focus on problem solving and the pedagogical system that has made the book a favorite of students and instructors in a wide variety of colleges and universities throughout the world. In this Fifth Edition, he has made hundreds of small improvements: new examples, additional steps in existing examples, updating of data in existing examples and exercises, new phrases and margin notes to clarify the exposition, references to other sources and web sites, redrawn art, and references to the TEC CD (Tools for Enriching Calculus). These refinements ensure that students and instructors have the best materials available. The number of pages in the book, however, remains unchanged from the 4th edition. Further support for students and instructors is now available through a vast array of supplementary material.

Genres: Mathematics, Textbooks, Science, Reference, Nonfiction, Calculus

576 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

James Stewart is a professor of mathematics and a violinist. He has written a number of textbooks, notably on calculus.

For other James Stewarts, see similar names.

Reviews

[Alexander · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've had my nose in this hefty Stewart tome for years and years. It's served me well but it's outlived its usefulness to me. It's far too numerical and formulaic without giving a treatment to the true analytical theory that underlies the beauty of calculus as a discipline and a science. This is merely "toolkit calculus" and I fear it abstracts engineering and science students away from the underlying theory that mathematicians are treated to. This makes for a decent human calculator. Engineers should be applied mathematicians, not calculators.

Alternatives: early editions of Thomas, Apostol, or Spivak.

[The Emperor Napoleon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was super helpful, but made the concepts harder to understand than they needed to be

[ju · Rating 3 out of 5]

My last math class. Ever!!!
Freshman year me would have fainted if I told her I took and passed this class 🫶🫶
I liked how all the theorems were connected at the end!
I 🫶 zworski

[Alex Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

The concepts are routinely engaging but also made me cry.

[Isabelle Christensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well it took me a full year but calc 1,2,3 are over! calc finale this week(wish me luck) calc one was hell, calc two was heaven and three would have been heaven if I did my homework, I’ve put myself in hell now. And I deserve that. Not as good as a rom com, but the ending made me cry. 🥀🫣🔥🐐🙈 don’t read this one if you want to have a life✨😭

[Cooper Ackerly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, at least I know what I'm not going to major in now.

[James m]

This book was very educational and I enjoyed doing the problems.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Literal king! Love this man! He did it again! Beautiful math textbook. Read it!

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Éste libro me acompañó durante todo el cuatrimestre en Cálculo II para Matemáticos/Físicos.

La verdad es que es muy útil. Explica los contenidos de manera simple y concisa. La lectura se hace rápida y amena. Es uno de esos libros de texto que dan gusto leer. La materia se me hizo super liviana con él.

Tiene muchísimos ejemplos clave para ver la dificultad que entrañan algunos temas.

Hace hincapié en la parte gráfica de la materia todo el tiempo, lo que está bueno porque después los gráficos para las integrales salen facilísimo.

Una crítica que podría hacerle es que algunas demostraciones faltan. No es lo suficientemente estricto con eso, pero supongo que es porque la materia en sí tiene un tinte práctico más que teórico.

Recomendado para todo el que se quiera adentrar en el cálculo de varias variables.

[Natalya · Rating 1 out of 5]

Stewart is such a plagiarist.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cal I, Cal II, and Cal III (my favorite), all taught from this book in college. It is still on my desk today and my first reference for Calculus.

[Mew]

Very useful.

[J. Jesús · Rating 5 out of 5]

A simple way to learn calculus III succesfully

[GOWTHAM · Rating 1 out of 5]

for to score good marks in engineering

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite Calculus book.

[Mills College Library]

515 S8497 2012