C. H. Edwards
Autor von Elementary Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems
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- Edwards, Charles Henry
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- Edwards, C. Henry
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- 1937-09-27
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- USA
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- University of Tennessee (PhD | 1960)
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- professor
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- University of Georgia, Athens
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I'm almost sure my version was published later than the original single-volume text. That's a good thing. The dirty secret of math books is that early formats/printings of an edition are full of errors, which get fixed when it goes back to press. Later versions get lots of polish, in other words. So I would rather own a later version than an earlier one, of any math book edition, even if limited to a "Volume I."
Moreover, despite being 24 years old, there is no risk that the stuff in this edition is outdated; calculus is calculus. Hence, nothing in this publication necessarily invalidates it as a learning tool.
But this math book suffers from a very common ailment: flagrant omissions of algebra and calculus steps in worked examples. How disappointing! Reading such chopped-up algebra and calculus is like hearing music on a CD that skips. We may be able to deduce what's left out, yet we are still missing the full pleasure.
Er, did Edwards and Penney think their printer would run out of ink or paper? Ha ha. Or were they just afraid that algebra and calculus steps aren't fun to read? Well, I hereby declare that reading complete step-by-step math is quite fun. It's certainly more fun than having to fill in steps that are absent. Especially when geometric intuition is downplayed, as with Edwards and Penney.
On the positive side, 3rd ed. CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY makes great use of color. There's not too little color, and not too much. Color is always applied thoughtfully.
Plus, this textbook has nice, precise & accurate verbal descriptions. I'm not saying Edwards and Penney are brilliant writers. I am just saying they understand how to use English for precise & accurate communication. In contrast, less confident authors over-rely on math symbols, avoiding English when aiming for precision & accuracy. Meanwhile, other authors do try to use English words precisely & accurately--but fail. Thus, Edwards and Penney stand out from the crowd, since Edwards and Penney know how to verbally express calculus concepts.… (mehr)