This was one of the required books for my Calculus 4 class, which was a combination of an introduction to linear algebra and an introduction to differential equations. So, it was not a full course for either subject and as a result, we did not cover everything in this book.
This is a pretty standard math book. It explains the theory fairly well and generally does not make it harder than necessary to learn the material. It gives a decent amount of examples, although, like all math textbooks, the examples tend to be of the "easier" problems, while the problem sets can get a lot more complicated. One thing that was a pain about the book is that many times in the answer key at the back, instead of giving an answer to an odd-numbered problem it will refer to the solution manual, so you could not even get the answer to the problem to see if you did the problem correctly.
Overall, I would say it is a decent book. It is not the best math book I had to use as I was getting my degree, but it is certainly not the worst. If you are trying to learn the material yourself, it will be a helpful reference, but you may want to get one of the study aid supplements out there to help you work through the problems.
Overall, I would say it is a decent book. It is not the best math book I had to use as I was getting my degree, but it is certainly not the worst. If you are trying to learn the material yourself, it will be a helpful reference, but you may want to get one of the study aid supplements out there to help you work through the problems.
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