<p>I need to buy Larson’s Calculus of a Single Variable for my math class, and the ISBN given was 0618503048. It’s an 8th edition, January 2005 printing from Houghton Mifflin. However, another textbook, with a different ISBN (061850303), is also an 8th edition, January 2005 printing, but from Brooks Cole, and it’s much cheaper. Do you think the publisher difference is negligible? After all, they’re both 8th editions with the same printing date…</p>
<p>It’s a college textbook as well as a high school one, which is why I’m posting in both threads. It’s for AP Calc BC. Thanks.</p>
<p>Is one of them an international version? I often buy the international version because it’s much cheaper, and they have the same content.</p>
<p>However, in this case I’m not sure. Maybe someone else can dig better than I can.
From an amazon search, it looks like the Brooks Cole book has 2 authors, implying it’s not the same content as the first book (and therefore has different examples/problems).</p>
<p>The content will more than likely be the same, if there is any difference, Id imagine itd be something minute like chapters being in different orders</p>
<p>Yeah I just went and looked again- it looks like the same authors for both publishers.</p>
<p>The 9th edition of the textbook was released in January. I could find the 9th edition for brooks cole, but not houghton mifflin (maybe only one of them got the rights to the new edition?)- which is probably why the brooks cole 8th edition is cheaper than the houghton mifflin.
They’re probably the same.</p>
<p>Probably not possible but you may want to find out whether the sample problems are the same and/or if work will be assigned out of the book that needs to be handed in.</p>
<p>If the problems are the same (or if it doesn’t matter in terms of coursework) then you’ll be fine with the cheaper book.</p>
<p>While the publishers have different names, a quick Wikipedia search revealed that they are now part of the same company, so that would be why there is only one publisher for the newest edition (many textbook publishers are owned by the same companies). If the page count of the two editions is similar, I’d bet that both books are exactly the same as one another and you’d have no problem with the cheaper book.</p>
<p>There are many permutations and combinations of that book. The front cover lists about five different ways to get the 8th edition of Calculus by Larson. The route I took is to buy the book which contains ten chapters and then the next volume, multivariable, which covers up to chapter 15. I think there are other combos available too. You could ask the professor which chapters are covered in the book, or for a sample syllabus or for a suggested practice problem sheet. It’s highly unlikely that you’ll need the book on day one (many professors will even explain what book is needed on the first day of class), so you could wait to buy it.</p>
<p>(ISBN# 0618503048 Calculus of a single variable) I ordered this Calculus book for my daughter and it still has not arrived!! School started last Thursday and , of course, she has homework. She is in high school, so there is no bookstore, the local Community college does not have it, nor does the big name bookstore at the mall. There are only 5 kids in her class, 4 Seniors and her, a Junior, they are all using their books. where can I go to get a copy of this book to borrow, rent etc until her book comes in? we are in a panic and I need to hopefully find something today. Thank you for your suggestions.</p>
<p>1- have you contacted the seller?
2- where did you buy from?
3- when did you buy it? if the shipping you paid for was only media mail, it can take up to 12-14 days to get there.</p>
It’s for AP Calc BC. Thanks.</p>