<p>So my school just bought Calculus: Concepts and Applications 2nd edition by Paul Forester. and the first thing i notice is the weird titles he gives his chapters unlike many traditional Calculus textbook like the ones by Larson and Stewart. I want to know if someone could tell me which Chapters are AB topics and which topics are JUST BC?</p>
<p>Here is the table of contents:
<a href="http://www.keypress.com/documents/ALookInside/Calculus/Calculus_SE_FM.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.keypress.com/documents/ALookInside/Calculus/Calculus_SE_FM.pdf</a></p>
<p>Also, can anyone tell me whether this book is good or not? Im just curious to see what other people think about it.</p>
<p>There’s one school in the district that I’m in that swears by the Foerster text. If you’re looking for a text that is going to explain the material to you, there are many better texts out there, but there are some very unique problems in here, and some of the connections in the Foerster text between topics, I haven’t seen anywhere else.</p>
<p>In terms of AB vs. BC topics:
Chapter 1 (both)
Chapter 2 (both)
Chapter 3 (both)
Chapter 4 (both, except for 4-7, which is BC only)
Chapter 5 (both, except for 5-10, where Simpson’s rule isn’t tested on either)
Chapter 6 (6-1 through 6-3 on both, 6-4 on both except for logarithmic differentiation, 6-5 on BC only, 6-6 on both)
Chapter 7 (7-1 and 7-2 on both, 7-3 possibly on both – hard to tell what this section covers, 7-4 on both, 7-5 and 7-6 on BC only)
Chapter 8 (8-1 through 8-3 on both, 8-4 not on either – you can use shells but are never required to, 8-5 on BC only, 8-6 on neither, 8-7 on BC only)
Chapter 9 (not on either, except: 9-1 on both (if that’s it’s way of naming u-substitution – I think it is), 9-2 on BC, 9-7 on BC (but only non-repeating linear factors), 9-8 on BC, 9-10 on BC)
Chapter 10 (both, except for 10-6, which is BC only)
Chapter 11 (neither)
Chapter 12 (BC only)</p>
<p>Without seeing the full text, it’s hard to be 100% certain of these, and I tried to indicate my major uncertainties in the reply above, but it should be reasonably close.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot </p>
<p>so in conclusion (approx.)</p>
<p>BC= 1-12, except most of 9, 11= 10 Chapters </p>
<p>AB= 1-7, 10= 8 Chapters</p>
<p>looks like your typical run-off-the-mill calculus textbook here…nothing special, nothing wrong with it either</p>
<p>^^^^^^
yeah, I mean ive havent heard much about it. Im dont care if its the best as long as its decent.</p>
<p>I teach AP Calc. I don’t teach from Foerster, but I have a copy that I consult occasionally. It is a well-respected book for AP Calc. It is somewhat non-traditional, but does a good job of preparing students for the AP exam because it is in sync with the AP Calc philosophy.</p>