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Title: Best textbook?
Post by: bomb on December 24, 2010, 05:32:04 pm
Could someone tell me which Spesh textbook has the best explanations?

I want to give myself basic knowledge of the course (enough to get a RAW 30+) becuase I wanted to do it this year but didn't have the time =[.
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: Romperait on December 24, 2010, 05:33:46 pm
I've gone through the essentials textbook for specialist and the explanations combined with the exercises and worked solutions have been more than sufficient for me. =)
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: ariawuu on December 24, 2010, 05:33:59 pm
Maths Quest?

MHS uses maths quest and they do the best in maths i think rest of state uses essentials..
i used maths quest this year for advanced general and i did a lot more better (averaging an A+)compared with methods which I used essentials that got me about average B+
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: TrueTears on December 24, 2010, 05:37:55 pm
maths quest for explanations
essentials for questions
stewarts calculus if you love maths and wanna pwn calculus
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: bomb on December 24, 2010, 07:05:41 pm
Thanks guys, I just want a thorough understanding of theory and will probz use past exams for questions.

I'm too dumb for Essentials Explanations :(
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: ariawuu on December 24, 2010, 07:08:11 pm
aww don't be so hard on yourself :P
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: pi on December 24, 2010, 10:03:43 pm
maths quest for explanations
essentials for questions
stewarts calculus if you love maths and wanna pwn calculus

dunno about the last one (I'll d-load it though), but TT's right (again) :)
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: cohen on December 24, 2010, 10:10:14 pm
Does anyone have a copy of the maths quest pdf?
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: taiga on December 24, 2010, 10:10:22 pm
Could someone tell me which Spesh textbook has the best explanations?

I want to give myself basic knowledge of the course (enough to get a RAW 30+) becuase I wanted to do it this year but didn't have the time =[.

Are you doing just the one subject next year?
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: kevvy on December 24, 2010, 10:10:53 pm

dunno about the last one (I'll d-load it though), but TT's right (again) :)

host it on VN also plz :)
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: bomb on December 24, 2010, 11:32:07 pm
Could someone tell me which Spesh textbook has the best explanations?

I want to give myself basic knowledge of the course (enough to get a RAW 30+) becuase I wanted to do it this year but didn't have the time =[.

Are you doing just the one subject next year?

I'll be in uni next year, I just wanted to do spesh for the extra bit of knowledge :) Plus it looks interesting, and my friends said I would have enjoyed it :)
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: taiga on December 25, 2010, 04:11:34 am
Could someone tell me which Spesh textbook has the best explanations?

I want to give myself basic knowledge of the course (enough to get a RAW 30+) becuase I wanted to do it this year but didn't have the time =[.

Are you doing just the one subject next year?

I'll be in uni next year, I just wanted to do spesh for the extra bit of knowledge :) Plus it looks interesting, and my friends said I would have enjoyed it :)

Aah, couldn't you try find a Uni Equivalent? :P
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: bomb on December 25, 2010, 03:29:12 pm
Haha I'm not sure which book to get though. I want to do pure maths subjects but I don't want to be behind all the people who got 40+ for meth and spesh :(
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: TrueTears on January 03, 2011, 11:35:24 pm
Haha I'm not sure which book to get though. I want to do pure maths subjects but I don't want to be behind all the people who got 40+ for meth and spesh :(
good man! pure maths is fun as :)
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: kevvy on January 04, 2011, 07:33:00 pm
bump, did anyone end up finding the e-book/pdf for stewart's calculus? i'm very interested in reading it. :)
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: kevvy on January 04, 2011, 07:34:40 pm
actually wtf i have the hardcopy of the book, i just found it on my books shelf...
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: iffets12345 on January 04, 2011, 09:28:06 pm
maths quest for explanations
essentials for questions
stewarts calculus if you love maths and wanna pwn calculus

+1
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: s2penguin on January 04, 2011, 10:20:49 pm
Do you maybe have a pdf of stewarts calculus?

It sounds intriguing... >.<
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: iffets12345 on January 04, 2011, 10:25:28 pm
It's what we use in uni maths, FREAKING GOLD!
But i never did it cause tbh, It was so heavy to just get the book out and they only give solutions for odd numbered qs.
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: pi on January 05, 2011, 01:42:59 pm
Do you maybe have a pdf of stewarts calculus?

It sounds intriguing... >.<

+1
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: iffets12345 on January 05, 2011, 08:54:14 pm
We all bought ours as its a university standard text. Not sure if it would be available on copyright.
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: TrueTears on January 06, 2011, 02:39:22 pm
I have the pdf's for most of the maths books, pm me your emails or something when i get back to AUS ill send em over
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: cohen on January 06, 2011, 03:37:18 pm
http://rapidshare.com/files/441043629/Stewart_-_Calculus_-_Early_Transcendentals_6e_2008.pdf

There you go :)
Title: Re: Best textbook?
Post by: pi on January 15, 2011, 11:20:16 am
http://rapidshare.com/files/441043629/Stewart_-_Calculus_-_Early_Transcendentals_6e_2008.pdf

There you go :)

Its an awesome book! Does any-one have 7e? Can't seem to find it anywhere...