Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Wonderful

I used Kreyszig's "Advanced Engineering Mathematics" and Thomas and Finney's "Calculus and Analytic Geometry" to cover most of the first year mathematics requirement of a physics undergrad. Both were fascinating and opened my eyes to how enjoyable and satisfying the study of mathematics can be. Both books and particularly Kreyszig's, require a strong background in high school Mathematics (a background which, I suspect from reading the American reader comments, is not provided by the American High School system). If a student is not adequately prepared, then of course they will struggle with this text. However, to blame Kreyszig's book is not the problem, but rather the system that left its students ill prepared to study it.