Calculus Made Easy

The most simplest explanation of calculas. Must read book. However, I have bought it for Rs. 1500/- from Amazon.

Well written, all topics has been explained in an innovative manner. Useful book for Mathematics students

If you are taking first step towards calculus than see how this book will develop the subject step by step in a very interesting manner.

Basically it has a very similar scope but with a few extra chapters.The difference between this book and "normal" modern textbooks is that normal textbooks don't explain how and why things work, to make the subject look more impressive like a magician who doesn't explain his tricks, thus make the writers seem cleverer. (same with teachers) This book however fully explains why the ideas make sense, to give you the best chance of understanding them. On the face of it, it sounds like you will need to learn more if you also learn the why-s, but otherwise you just need to memorise without understanding, which is far harder and takes longer.Beware, just because you're not explicitly "taught" something at A-level, it doesn't mean it won't come up in the exam. This is what happened to me with using the chain rule on 2 separate terms. Using this book before would have saved me quite a few marks.Don't worry about it being a century old. Calculus didn't change since then. The only difference is that he uses a few expressions that sound strange and some notations are slightly different. (use the notations they teach you at A level)Example insight: After completing A level I didn't fully understand the meaning of ∫ and dx therefore I needed to just memorise this: ∫dx=x, After reading this book I however know that ∫ means "sum of all the..." and dx is a very small fraction of x. Now it's obvious if you sum up all the fractions of x, you will get x. Why integration works in other cases also became obvious.

I struggle with books that advertise themselves as "made easy" when the subject matter at hand is not easy. I don't think single variable calculus is particularly advanced but it does require detailed presentation in order to be useful, I'm not sure why you would use this book when you could as easily skim through a more advanced text and just skip of the derivations. This book would be great for anyone with a decent background in pre-calculus that has some time on their hands and wants to work through the key ideas of single variable calculus but I would recommend a more advanced text for anyone looking to learn the subject properly.

No, I didn't enjoy this book. And no, it doesn't pass my Beach Read Test. But it's a very good attempt at delivering what it promises. Those studying A-level Maths might find this a great help - though some of the exercises seem more appropriate for those going to university.

"Calculus Made Easy" is a classic, and rightfully so. I used this book to review calculus quickly. Six year after high school, I had forgotten all about derivatives and integrals. What Thompson presents his readers are the bare necessities of single variable calculus. His motto: "What one fool can do, another can." He teaches the stuff using the concept of differentials, which is far more intuitive (but perhaps less rigorous) than using limits .I read this book after having read "Mathematics for the Nonmathematician" by Morris Kline, another excellent math book (focused on the history of mathematical ideas, although with many exercises). Everyone who's mathematically unsophisticated but curious should read Kline's book for culture.

This book was written using a whimsical style, aimed at amusing young students while attempting to explain the fundamentals of the calculus. It is an amusing read and does actually achieve the goal of imparting knowledge in a lighthearted manner. It is a good precursor to more formal texts.