Calculus
Published on 1. January 1991
Book
Hardback
600 pages
978-0-9614088-2-4 (ISBN)
Description
Gilbert Strang's Calculus textbook is ideal both as a course companion and for self study. The author has a direct style. His book presents detailed and intensive explanations. Many diagrams and key examples are used to aid understanding, as well as the application of calculus to physics and engineering and economics. The text is well organized, and it covers single variable and multivariable calculus in depth. An instructor's manual and student guide are available online at http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/resources/Strang/strangtext.htm.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wellesley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
1600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9614088-2-4 (9780961408824)
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Content
1. Introduction to calculus; 2. Derivatives; 3. Applications of the derivative; 4. The chain rule; 5. Integrals; 6. Exponentials and logarithms; 7. Techniques of integration; 8. Applications of the integral; 9. Polar coordinates and complex numbers; 10. Infinite series; 11. Vectors and matrices; 12. Motion along a curve; 13. Partial derivatives; 14. Multiple integrals; 15. Vector calculus; 16. Mathematics after calculus.