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If this had been my first calculus textbook, I wouldn't have failed my first calculus class, and I might have enjoyed the next two a lot more. Well written, interesting, and fun are not words you ordinarily associate with calculus books, but this is not an ordinary calculus book. And to be honest, it's not likely to be a great textbook for content, but in terms of inspiring interest and explaining WHY calculus is worth learning, there's nothing better.
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Kurt Sussman, January 22, 2011
If this had been my first calculus textbook, I wouldn't have failed my first calculus class, and I might have enjoyed the next two a lot more. Well written, interesting, and fun are not words you ordinarily associate with calculus books, but this is not an ordinary calculus book. And to be honest, it's not likely to be a great textbook for content, but in terms of inspiring interest and explaining WHY calculus is worth learning, there's nothing better.