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Multivariable Calculus, SSM: MV
by William G. McCallum, Deborah Hughes Hallett, Andrew M. Gleason, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, Jeff Tecosky-Feldman, Thomas W. Tucker, Daniel E. Flath, Joseph Thrash, Karen R. Rhea, Andrew Pasquale, Sheldon P. Gordon, Douglas Quinney, Patti Frazer Lock
from Wiley
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 
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Sometimes Helpful, Frequently Not 
The idea of a solutions manual is fantastic. It's a quick, convenient way to see how to solve problems.
Unfortunately, this book falls short in several ways.
First, only EVERY OTHER ODD problem is covered. That means, in a typical chapter, only 5-10 problems are covered. For a course as difficult as Multivariable Calculus, this is woefully inadequate.
Second, many of the "solutions" are NOT solutions. They are answers. You will frequently find just the answer given with no explanation of how... more info
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Here's why you should consider buying this book 
As you browse books in Amazon, you might think: "oh, yet another Calculus book."
First, let me begin by putting this book in its proper context: it is a Calculus 2 book, but not an Advanced Calculus book.
But this book has some qualities that set it apart from the heap of Calculus books. First of all, it is the fruition of a Harvard-based consortium with a grant from the National Science Foundation to write a "new" Calculus book. What's new about it? Well, it is based on an "old" philosophy,... more info
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