Chances are, most people who have taken upper-level science and engineering classes are familiar with Schaum's outlines, and the different outlines range in quality. This one is definitely on the lower-quality end of the spectrum. As others have noted, there are a lot of errors in the solutions that are worked out, and many problems just give answers without any solutions which, based on the number of errors in the worked-out solutions, you cannot have a high degree of confidence in. The explanatory material is pretty light in this outline and is really not much easier to follow (and in some cases not even as easy to follow) as the explanatory materials in the textbook (at least the textbook I had to use).
It can be used as a supplement, but just be aware that you may have to put in a lot more effort to get what you need out of it than you will have to put into the use of other outlines. If you do have a good teacher and can follow the textbook fairly well, then you can probably just skip this, or find a better supplement.
It can be used as a supplement, but just be aware that you may have to put in a lot more effort to get what you need out of it than you will have to put into the use of other outlines. If you do have a good teacher and can follow the textbook fairly well, then you can probably just skip this, or find a better supplement.
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