This edition provides a rather substantial addition to the material covered in the first edition. The principal difference is the inclusion of three new chapters, Chapters 10, 11, and 12, in addition to an appendix of solutions to exercises.
This book is presented in five parts. In Part 1, “The Roots of Calculus,” you’ll learn why calculus is useful and what sorts of skills it adds to your mathematical repertoire. You’ll also get a taste of its history, which is marred by quite a bit of controversy. Being a math person, and by no means a history buff
~iS book is the product of my year as the Class of 1932 Research Professor at Muhlenberg College. I am grateful to Muhlenberg for this opportunity, as I am to those who supported me in my application: Tom Banchoff of Brown University, Don Bonar of Denison, Aparna Higgins of the University of Dayton, and Fred Rickey of West Point.
The background assumed is that usually obtained in the freshman-sophomore calculus sequence. Linear algebra is not assumed to be known but is developed in the first chapter. Subjects discussed include all the topics usually found in texts on advanced calculus. However. there is more than the usual emphasis on applications and on physical motivation. Vectors are introduced at the outset and …
Differential Equations For Dummies is all about differential equations from your point of view. I’ve watched many people struggle with differential equations the standard way, and most of them share one common feeling: Confusion as to what they did to deserve such torture.