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  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Boris

    5 Stars The private tutor i couldn't afford 09/08/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great Value, Very clear, easy to understand, You can pass exams, earn more money, buy more beer

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You might not find it useful but everyone I know does

    As someone studying for an engineering degree this book has proved invaluable. it starts at the basic components of A-Level Mathematics and works it way through a large portion of the maths needed for a first year engineering course. The book is divided into programmes so it works similarly to a lectured course. it directs the reader to answer certain questions and achieve the correct answers before progressing. it seems like an overly-simplistic approach but it does work. The first part of the book is composed of 10 programmes, all of them foundation topics. It is intended to cement or ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 2 screedsean

    Member since 14/01/2012

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    5 Stars The best maths book I have come across. 29/03/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy to use, covers most topics is a CD as well as a book.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages cannot think of any

    If you're doing any form of Maths, Physics or Engineering in your degree then I highly recommend that you purchase this book! Maths comes into so many things and covers a very wide range of topics but for the basic things and a wide range of what you will study in your first few years at university this book has it well covered. Unlike other books that I have looked at, this book does not assume that you have gained an A or A* at A-level Further mathematics or mathematics. Therefore the first half of the book is concerned with the so called 'foundation topics' which are great to help you brush ... more
  • 9 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    TOM.RANDLE

    5 Stars The Best Maths Text Book In the World Ever 21/09/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Definative, Clear, Awesome

    Disadvantages Disadvantages If you're a Maths Legend you Might Turn your nose Up

    1236 PAGES As an Engineering student I own several maths text books but this beauty is by far the best. This book differs from most maths textbooks in that it is easy to read and understand. It is designed for people who use maths.. but not "true mathematicians" .. which is why its so great!! If you're really awesome at maths (550+ / 600 in Further Maths without working) you could probably cope with something harder and poncier! If you see maths as a tool not an art this is the book for you. If your an A-level student planning on doing an Engineering degree BUY this to help you with your A ... more
  • 16 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Jon_Farrimond

    5 Stars The book thats saved a million students 19/01/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Comprehensive, cheap, easy to use, understandable

    Disadvantages Disadvantages little on Matrices or Matrix manipulation.

    In my experience there are two things one needs a maths book for in University. *Looking up little things, like Laplace transforms. *Revising for exams This book by Stroud is very good for you unless your a maths student. If your an Engineering student, Chemist, Physicist, Cybernetician etc etc this book is perfect for you. It contains vast amounts of useful and accessible knowledge. What I mean by accessible is that this book requires no prior research. It takes topics and breaks them down into constituent parts and takes you through very slowly. Asking you little questions throughout and ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    amine666

    5 Stars The Personal Tutor for 1st/2nd Year Eng Students 09/01/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Clear, concise, yet remarkably challenging. It's like having a personal tutor

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Those with superior maths/further maths skills may find it less helpful

    As a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student at UCL I have found this textbook to be the most useful textbook in my study and revision arsenal. Although engineers are required to cover and learn a great deal of math concepts, they must more importantly be able to apply them in everyday problems with confidence. This is where this particular book is heads and shoulders above the rest. Instead of assuming that the reader is already a master of all the theory, it walks them through the ideas and principles. In doing this, the chapters also concentrate on the core principles and cut-away the less ... more
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