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CALCULUS: CONCEPTS AND METHODS
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| By: |
Ken Binmore, Joan Davies |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£57.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521775418 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521775410 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
7 February, 2002 |
| Pages: |
567 |
| Description: |
A gentle, thorough and beautifully illustrated introduction to calculus for students from a range of disciplines. |
| Synopsis: |
The pebbles used in ancient abacuses gave their name to the calculus, which today is a fundamental tool in business, economics, engineering and the sciences. This introductory book takes readers gently from single to multivariate calculus and simple differential and difference equations. Unusually the book offers a wide range of applications in business and economics, as well as more conventional scientific examples. Ideas from univariate calculus and linear algebra are covered as needed, often from a new perspective. They are reinforced in the two-dimensional case, which is studied in detail before generalisation to higher dimensions. Although there are no theorems or formal proofs, this is a serious book in which conceptual issues are explained carefully using numerous geometric devices and a wealth of worked examples, diagrams and exercises. Mathematica has been used to generate many beautiful and accurate, full-colour illustrations to help students visualise complex mathematical objects. This adds to the accessibility of the text, which will appeal to a wide audience among students of mathematics, economics and science. |
| Illustrations: |
649 b/w illus. 345 exercises |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |