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The student of calculus is entitled to ask what calculus is and what it can be used for. This short book provides an answer.The author starts by demonstrating that calculus provides a mathematical tool for the quantitative analysis of a wide range of dynamical phenomena and systems with variable quantities.He then looks at the origins and intuitive sources of calculus, its fundamental methodology, and its general framework and basic structure, before examining a few typical applications.The author's style is direct and pedagogical. The new student should find that the book provides a clear and strong grounding in this important technique.

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Numbers, variables and functions; basic concepts and basic properties of functions; approximation and limit; basic structure and foundational theory of calculus; typical examples of applications and computations.

Concise Introduction To Calculus, A

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      Publisher World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
      Published 1 September 1995
      ISBN-13 9789810219017
      978-9810219017
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      Calculus

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The student of calculus is entitled to ask what calculus is and what it can be used for. This short book provides an answer.The author starts by demonstrating that calculus provides a mathematical tool for the quantitative analysis of a wide range of dynamical phenomena and systems with variable quantities.He then looks at the origins and intuitive sources of calculus, its fundamental methodology, and its general framework and basic structure, before examining a few typical applications.The author's style is direct and pedagogical. The new student should find that the book provides a clear and strong grounding in this important technique.

      Table of Contents
      Numbers, variables and functions; basic concepts and basic properties of functions; approximation and limit; basic structure and foundational theory of calculus; typical examples of applications and computations.

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