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Title: A HORRENDOUS TEXTBOOK!
Review: This book will frustrate and irritate anyone who has any degree of understanding of the algebraic or theoretical bases of multivariable calculus. When there is a very simple algebraic method to evaluate an expression, the text will actually use a less accurate approximation which is in fact more difficult to compute. The premise of this "new school" calculus is that it promotes a theoretical understanding of calculus, but it actually rewards button-pushing ability more than genuine understanding. This series of calculus textbooks is probably the worst thing to ever happen to the subject, and perhaps to mathematics education in general.
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