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From: daemon@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU (Mr Background)
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Subject: Re: How to beat the high cost of text books!
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Date: 2 Dec 88 20:18:34 GMT
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I agree.  Calculus 12th editions are absolutely useless and self-serving.
As a matter of fact, my favorite introductory calc text is one I used in 
high school - 2nd ed of G. Thomas. (not Thomas and Finney, now in it
's infinity-th edition.... bleh)
From: evwong@athena.mit.edu (Eric V Wong)
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