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From the reviews:
"The aim of this book is to give efficiently the basic concepts of calculus and its applications. ... There are many examples, counterexamples and exercises with ... a hint of the solutions. ... make an excellent choice not only for the non-mathematicians mentioned in the review but for anyone studying a first course in calculus." -- Peter S. Bullen, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1149, 2008
"The aim of this book is to give efficiently the basic concepts of calculus and its applications. ... There are many examples, counterexamples and exercises with ... a hint of the solutions. ... make an excellent choice not only for the non-mathematicians mentioned in the review but for anyone studying a first course in calculus." -- Peter S. Bullen, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1149, 2008