Lab assignments provide both instruction and syntax for examining the calculus curriculum with the TI-83 Plus, TI-86, TI-89, TI-92, and TI-92 Plus calculators. Students make connections between the new teaching and its foundations. The students are given enough instruction to work independently, while being asked questions that encourage exploration of the concepts.

As a high school student applying to very selective colleges, I have read through every "how to get into college" that I could get my hands on. This one is simply the most comprehensive and the best. Many of these types of books talk down to the reader, trying to sweeten the application process. This one does not over-simplify. It gave me a really good sense of the "big picture"--how what you do in high school affects your admissions chances at the big-name schools. I only wish I had read it when I was in ninth grade!

Altough this is the first time I have a calculus course, I have seen a pretty fair amount of textbooks in my life. This edition of the book, is very innovative; it uses a clear layout of concepts, rules and laws, that are easy to access when reviewing the text. The exersises are a bit simple, but in the long run useful. An interesting aspect of this book is that it's very "up-to-date" with a lot of things, and it makes use of technology for the advantage of the student.

I suppose someday someone will come up with the perfect calculus textbook. It's certainly not this one. It provides basic explanations, then jumps to advanced, leaving all the but the math whiz in the dust. Example--Riemann sums--the book showed the basics, then the first problem involved a cubic equation, not even hinted at in the text. And, maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I like a book that has been fully proof read, and bound by competent binders (Kudos to McGraw-Hill for doing the right thing and offered to replace all our books.) The web page, however, is very good.