<p>What are the best textbooks out there for this course? I have heard Thomas/Finney, Strang, Best & Lux,... any one know of a text in this course that they like and find to have great clarity?</p>
<p>Calculus by Forester. It owns.</p>
<p>No, THE CALCULUS 7 by Leithold. I am telling you this is the best book in the world for calculus. Too bad TC 8 probably won't get published :(</p>
<p>You don't need textbooks!!!</p>
<p>Arcos Master the AP Calculus Exam
Barrons(solve all problems)
How to Ace Calculus: The streetwise guide.</p>
<p>Arco's will explain things very very clearly.</p>
<p>Noo Arco SUX!!! TC 7 by Leithold as said before is the best book EVER!!! I got a 5 by just using that text book. The Arco never helped me AT ALL</p>
<p>I feel Thomas / Finney "Calculus with Analytical Geometry" (9th. ed) is written most clearly. It's older (1996) so it doesn't have as much unnecessary pictures.</p>
<p>I got a 5 on BC when I used Barron's. The practice questions were almost identical to the ones on the AP test last year.</p>
<p>princeton father:</p>
<p>did u mean u took the bc test many years ago (when u were a student) or are u not a father?</p>
<p>I'm 16, and a prospective applicant to the prestigous Princeton University. No kids for at least another 10 years.</p>
<p>OMGG ARCO's IS THE GREATEST! </p>
<p>goto print.google.com and search for the book to see some of their explanations. It's outrageously good</p>
<p>I'd also recommend Calculus: Concepts & Contexts by James Stewart.</p>
<p>Uhh my class uses Stewart and it really isn't that great. It doesn't explain stuff that well.</p>
<p>Well I used it for Calc. III so I guess I just assumed it was as good for single-variable calculus.</p>