<p>I need the 7th edition Single Variable Calc. Early Transcendental Berkeley book, but I already have the whole 7th ed. digital book. I heard that the Berkeley ed. is just the same book with chunks taken out, so will the problems will be the same? Will I be okay using my old 7th ed book?</p>
<p>You’re definitely fine.</p>
<p>Also, I noticed that the book from the bookstore is more expensive and comes in a bundle with a CD. What’s the CD for? Do profs normally require it?</p>
<p>The Stewart text is used by many UCs and CSUs and the Berkeley special edition simply rearranges the order of some of the chapters and splits it into two volumes. I think this is because there may be a large number of students at Berkeley such as Life Science and Business majors who just need to take Math 1A and Math 1B which are covered in volume I while the material for Math 53 is the subject of volume II. I think that I saw somewhere on the U.C. Berkeley Math Department web site that Math, Physical Science and Engineering majors who planned to Maths 1A, 1B and 53 could simply buy the regular text.</p>
<p>Some other UCs and CSUs offer less demanding two semester Calculus courses than UC Berkeley for Life Science and Business majors and use a less rigorous textbook for those students. At these schools the Stewart text is only used in a three semester sequence for Math, Physical Science and Engineering majors and they have no reason to use custom editions.</p>
<p>However, it appears that, for students who do not already have the book, the Berkeley special versions are less expensive than the regular version.</p>
<p>The Berkeley edition is definitely less expensive, but I already have the digital book from last year’s class. I just found out that the “CD” is actually an access code for an online homework submission website, and that it is required for the class. Looks like I’ll be purchasing the book + code bundle at the bookstore for $88, since buying the access code on it’s own will be $75… >:O</p>