Title: Concerns about "Calculus: A Modern Approach"
Product review: I own this book. It dives straight into derivatives and continues on from there - a very steep dive indeed for anyone new to the subject. In my opinion it proceeds with excessively complex explanations of what should be easily comprehended concepts of calculus. It may, in my opinion, be suitable for the calculus-adept student or teacher but falls significantly short in any attempt to teach the subject to a novice. I do NOT recommend this book to anyone attempting to understand calculus on his or her own (i.e. beginners). If this method is considered a modern approach, then perhaps we should fall back to methods that have turned fewer newcomers off to the subject. Consider "Calculus Made Easy" by Silvanus P. Thompson and "Teach Yourself Calculus" by Hugh Neil instead.
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