Xref: utzoo comp.edu:1500 sci.math:5032 sci.physics:5063 Newsgroups: comp.edu,sci.math,sci.physics Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!csri.toronto.edu!hofbauer From: hofbauer@csri.toronto.edu (John Hofbauer) Subject: Re: How to beat the high cost of text books! Message-ID: <8812081705.AA27690@king.csri.toronto.edu> Organization: University of Toronto, CSRI References: <2219@cbnews.ATT.COM> <684@stech.UUCP> <547@aoa.UUCP> <17563@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <8812040311.AA17256@king.csri.toronto.edu> <19290@ames.arc.nasa.gov> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 88 12:05:11 EST >>the non-existence of a calculus book that isn't just a catalogue of >>tricks. > >Try looking at Spivak's book. Of course, many people won't like it, >because it takes too long to get to the "tricks". > I'm aware of Spivak. I should have been more precise and specified calculus book for a service course that isn't a catalogue of tricks.