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khyryk · 2012-08-04 · Original thread
I used Calculus (4th edition) by Larson, Hostetler, and Edwards for my calc 1 and 2 courses and I would not recommend it for independent study.

Consider Calculus by Briggs and Cochran instead ( http://www.amazon.com/Calculus-Early-Transcendentals-Briggs-... ) for good explanations with example problems and for the superior images, which are particularly helpful for multivariate calculus.

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