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Hardcover Calculus for the Practical Man Book

ISBN: 1443728837

ISBN13: 9781443728836

Calculus for the Practical Man

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A step-by-step guide to calculus featuring practice questions and exercises to help people improve their understanding of the mathematical study of change.

First published in 1945, this edition of J. E. Thompson's Calculus for the Practical Man is the ideal simple guide for those who are studying physics or mathematical courses at university, or for those who wish to brush up on the calculus they learnt while in higher education. Each chapter features illustrated examples of solved problems, and there are practice exercises for the reader to try at the end of each section.

The contents of this volume includes: - Fundamental Ideas. Rates and Differentials - Functions and Derivatives - Differentials of Algebraic Functions - Use of Rates and Differentials in Solving Problems - Differentials of Trigonometric Functions - Velocity, Acceleration and Derivatives - Interpretation of Functions and Derivatives by Means of Graphs - Maximum and Minimum Values - Problems in Maxima and Minima - Differentials of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions

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a great book

While this book teaches the "elements" of calculus in a very straightforward manner, the elements taught and the problem examples used are cleverly selected to provide a broad, solid foundation in calculus. Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman taught himself calculus with this book. Some of the techniques used are not commonly seen in today's introductory texts - and are very useful. It is "elementary", but not simplified.
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