<p>Does anyone know whether the Calculus Early Transcendentals textbook by James Stewart used for Math 20b is the softcover or hardcover version?</p>
<p>Are the CDs useful? Or are they not needed</p>
<p>um, cant you just wait until september to find out? </p>
<p>but if u really need to know, you can google ucsd math 20B syllabus and it probably will say on it (assuming they dont change text books each yr)</p>
<p>It's the hardcover. The CD's are not useful at all, except the ones with the teachers solutions manual on them :) They might change the books, so I would wait.</p>
<p>Vu, you took the class last year as a HS senior, right?</p>
<p>I was just reading this:</p>
<p>And remember you talking about taking classes in UCSD. Hahaha.</p>
<p>Wowzers, you have a good memory. I only took 20A/B/C. The others would have strained my schedule because of the labs and such.</p>
<p>If you don't mind me asking, how strenuous was Math 20B? My counselor at Orientation told me to start off there but the problem is I haven't taken Calc since Junior year (I got a 4), but I seemed to have forgotten to do everything besides simple derivatives and integrations.</p>
<p>Should I bother relearning it over the summer or is there a small period where we review in the course?</p>
<p>20B isn't hard at all; it's all integration. They don't assume you know anything about integration, and because of this, there is no review. You shouldn't need to review. The class is easy; I recommend that you buy the solution manual, and just make sure you study how the homework problems are done because they show up on the tests. For midterms you are given pretty much the exact amount of time to finish (~6 problems for 50 minutes). On finals, however, they are very generous with the time (~10 problems for 180 minutes). If you got a 4 on the AP test, you should have no problems in 20B. If you took BC, then all the material is review. If you took AB, then some stuff is new (polar and series). Note: I never took AP Calculus, so the relationship between AP and UCSD is based on "testimonials" from my friends.</p>
<p>where can i buy solution manuals online?! also vu what do u think of 20C? thanks</p>
<p>Go to the books website, look up the ISBN numbers and go to a website like half.com or Amazon. 20C is more difficult material, but the curves are probably more generous (I don't know; they don't curve until the final grades). The material may be more difficult, but the class is taught slower for you to take in the information. There really is only three topics: vector geometry, partial derivatives, and multiple-integrals. If you are good at math, and understood single-variable calc well, you should have no problem getting an A; this course is pretty much just a review (just think of it as doing single-variable steps more than once...).</p>
<p>yeh i took calcbc and i thought it was pretty ez 5 on ap</p>
<p>I have the 20abc book with solutions manual if anyone wants to buy it off me. I'll also add the solutions manual with all the answers to the problems in the book. Shoot me an email and we can decide on the price. </p>
<p><a href="mailto:chipsahuy@gmail.com">chipsahuy@gmail.com</a></p>
<p>What about 10A!!!</p>
<p>check the class schedule and search for the 10abc book. I forgot the title of the book but the cover is purple. It's also the 4th edition. hope that helps.</p>
<p>how do u search for the class pages that say what textbooks u need???</p>
<p>yeah i was wondering the same thing too</p>
<p>go to tritonlink.ucsd.edu, then schedule of classes on the left side of the page. the classes should be there and it tells you what books u need for the classes</p>
<p>Does anyone know why there are 4 different books for Math 20B when you look it up on tritonlink schedule of classes ?</p>
<p>The first one is a big fat book that includes single and multivariable calc (20A/B/C). The second one is just single variable (20A/B). The third one is the study guide ("S.G", waste of money...). The fourth one is the solution's manual ("S.M", for odd single-variable problems; go to half.com and buy the whole solutions manual that includes both single and multivariable on CD instead).</p>
<p>Thank you VERY much. That helps a lot =)</p>
<p>I have the solutions manual for odds and even problems if anyone is interested. pm me</p>