This book is rife with mathematical errors, both in the text and in the solved problems or their answers. I skipped over many of the problems in the first half of the book and still encountered an error every few pages. In the second half of the book, there are many parts that have a mathematical error on every page, sometimes more than one error per page. If you already know the math you can spot the errors, but if you haven't already taken classes in the math this book is about, it will lead you astray and confuse you badly. Most of the errors are in the answers to problems, and if you can use Maple or Mathematica you can find out the correct answer, though it's a terrific waste of time. But there are also serious factual (mathematical) errors in the text itself. These are probably typos; there are other errors and style inconsistencies that make me think the book has not been proofread even cursorily. I emailed McGraw-Hill about this. When I first wrote this review, I had not received a reply from them after waiting almost two weeks. However, after 2 1/2 weeks, I did receive a reply from an editor apologizing, informing me that they were going to contact the authors to "rectify every error" for the next reprint, offering a refund of my purchase price, and thanking me for informing them. Better late than never, and I'm much more inclined to consider Schaum books in the future now. If I eventually find a newer printing on the shelves, I'll check a few of the errors I know about and update this review as to whether they were corrected.

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Schaum's outline of theory and problems of mathematics for physics students

Schaum's Outlines of Precalculus

Steiner, Robert, Schmidt, Philip

Robert V Steiner

Fred Safier

McGraw-Hill School Education Group

Irwin Professional Publishing

Oracle Press

McGraw Hill

Schaum's outline series, New York, London, 2007

United States, United States of America

Schaum's Outline Series, 2, 2008

1 edition, April 24, 2007

1, PT, 2007

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Millions of students trust Schaum's Outlines to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. Use Schaum's Outlines to: Brush up before tests, Find answers fast, Study quickly and more effectively, Get the big picture without spending hours poring over lengthy textbooks.Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores! This Schaum's Outline gives you: A quick, easy-to-follow guide to mathematical topics required for important concept development in physics, More than 1500 fully solved problems from both the physics and the mathematics point of view, Hundreds more practice problems.

Confusing Textbooks? Missed Lectures? Tough Test Questions? Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum's Outline gives you

Part I -- Algebra And Geometry -- Part Ii -- Pre-calculus And Elementary Calculus -- Part Iii -- Advanced Topics In Mathematics -- Appendix A -- Rectangular Coordinates In Space -- Appendix B -- Units And Dimensions -- Appendix C -- Solving Physics Problems -- Appendix D -- Selected Physics Formulas -- Appendix E -- Selected Physical Constants -- Appendix F -- Integration By Parts -- Appendix G -- The Greek Alphabet And Prefixes. [by Robert V. Steiner, Philip A. Schmidt]. Includes Index.

738 fully solved problems

2014-10-05