DesiGirl123

I'm taking AP Calculus BC this upcoming school year. I know absolutely nothing about Calculus and want to prepare a little by self-studying some of the important AB concepts, so I don't miserably fail!
So, I found reviews on a few textbooks through CC and managed to find some editions pretty cheap, about $15.
I can't decide which one I want though. I found:
Calculus: Early Transcendentals James Stewart 2007 edition
and

Calculus: Early Transcendentals by Jon Rogawski 2007 edition

Which one would be better for someone who knows nothing about Calculus but had grasped Pre-Calc pretty well??
I know it isn't necessary to know AB to take BC. i just wanted some summer prep. Thanks!

TKBlizzard

Get Jon Rogawski 2007 edition

Why?

Because Stone Cold said so

i hope you get the joke but really, i used rogawski, you will LOVE the book

AStepAheadMath

I think you also need to get a Barron's Review Book or something similar. From my 15 years of teaching BC Calc, I believe Barron's is the best. There are others such as "Five steps to a Five"...etc....but the sample problems seem to be very good and have great explanations in the Barron's book.

Techhexium

For me, I self-studied this year for BC using PatrickJMT videos, Stewart 6th edition textbook (2008, not 2007), and the solutions manual for the textbook which was VERY helpful for me because I can check my work and understand my mistakes more effectively than just checking the end of the book. Also you can download both the text and solutions manual online so you don't need to buy anything (PM me if you're interested) I did this (almost, I took Calculus I in a CC and self-studied the rest) and got a 5.

You can also use MIT OpenCourseWare which has a single variable calculus course (covers both AB and BC) for self-studiers here which has videos, problems and exams with answers.

Don't forget to bookmark or save this: http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~h...0Key_JRahn.pdf

DesiGirl123

Thanks for all the advice so far.

@TKBlizzard I didn't get the joke....sorry.

@AStepAheadMath I'll definitely get Barrons as well as PR. I always get PR, so I just have to!

@Techhexium I've used MIT OpenCouseWare once before and found the lecture really complicated to understand, but I'll try it again since you suggested it.
I printed out the pdf file. It looks like it'll come in handy a little later in my studies.
I'm definitely interested in downloading the textbook and manual online!! I'll PM you. Thank you sooo much!!