<p>I'm planning on taking Math 53, CS61A, and Physics 7A next year. I noticed that both Math 53 and Physics 7A have textbooks that have "berkeley versions." Is this any different from the normal same edition textbooks? and if so, how so? thanks!</p>
<p>Yeah… I’ve been wondering the same thing about Math 53… I’m sure they’re different(maybe condensed) since they’re much cheaper…</p>
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<li>some chapters are omitted </li>
<li>in the problems, the order/specific figures for some questions are changed from the original version</li>
</ul>
<p>Math 53 at Berkeley uses a book that consists of a number of the chapters dealing with multivariable Calculus of the text “Calculus, Early Transcendentals” by James Stewart. Other chapters of the book are cobbled together for the “Berkeley Versions” of the texts used in Math 1A and 1B. California State University Sacramento (CSUS) uses the entire book for a three semester sequence in Calculus numbered Math 30, Math 31 and Math 32 which are the same courses using the same chapters of the Stewart text as Math 1a, Math 1b and Math 53 at UC Berkeley. If you carefully search the UC Berkeley website there is a disclaimer that says if you want you can simply buy and use the complete Stewart text rather than the the two “Berkeley Special Editions” if you plan to take Math 1a, 1b and 53.</p>
<p>[Math</a> 1B Spring 2011](<a href=“http://math.berkeley.edu/~reb/1B]Math”>http://math.berkeley.edu/~reb/1B) mentions the book and its various editions.</p>
<p>^ucbalumnus</p>
<p>Do you happen to know of home page links, like the one you posted, for Math 53 and Math 54? I’d like to use the midterms and homework listings for my self-study during Summer/Fall 2011. I’m currently trying to get around the web site myself…</p>
<p>Well, I found <a href=“http://math.berkeley.edu/~auroux/53f11/[/url]”>http://math.berkeley.edu/~auroux/53f11/</a></p>
<p>I can find the rest; I’ve got the hang of it…</p>