A clear AP Caculus BC textbook?

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<p>I've been studying out of a physics textbook that was very confusing and does not clearly explain concepts and problems then I switched to another one that was much easier on my brains and I just thought to myself why did I find this sooner. Well I have the same problem with my calculus textbook (thomas finney calculus). I'm still on limits (something I've studied in depth and thoroughly in another book) and this book somehow makes it all confusing again. I'm hoping people on here could help me to Calc BC book that's easier to study from. Any suggestions would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>Quite frankly, many math textbooks suck (if the Finney one is also written by Kennedy, that one REALLY sucks), but not all of them. Self-studying from a textbook isn't that great. Get a review book. Princeton Review is the perfect book. I used it, it makes everything really easy to understand, and it has ample practice.</p>

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<p>Larson/Hostetler/Edwards and the Stewart book are good</p>

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<p>I second Calculus by Stewarts. It is without a doubt one of the most precise and concise books I've read for math.</p>

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<p>Anton or Swokowski.</p>

<p>I don't like Stewart's book.</p>

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<p>Anton's book sounds like it's more for a intro to calc, would that be sufficient for bc?</p>

<p>I looked at larson's, it seems better than finney but there's over 100 probs for each section...did they just go to town on those or what, whew</p>

<p>I'll look at stewart but I've heard bad reviews about it.</p>

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<p>I'm in possession of Larson's and Stewart's. I like both of them so far but I think Larson's > Stewart's</p>

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<p>EverLane: Don't let the bad review deter you. Simply put, it's a Calculus book. You can't expect any Calculus book to be 100% positive. If you are willing to stick with it, Stewarts is a nice book to understand calculus. It may take you two times to read it, but you'll at least understand it.</p>

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<p>I actually found Stewart to be pretty clear. Comparing Larson and Stewart, IMO Stewart has a better organization of topics. But you can't go wrong with either.</p>

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<p>cool, thanks for all the responses.</p>