Concise Introduction To Calculus, A: 6 (Series On University Mathematics)

Product description From the Publisher The student of calculus is entitled to ask what calculus isand what it can be used for. This short book provides an answer. Theauthor starts by demonstrating that calculus provides a mathematicaltool for the quantitative analysis of a wide range of dynamicalphenomena and systems with variable quantities. He then looks at theorigins and intuitive sources of calculus, its fundamentalmethodology, and its general framework and basic structure, beforeexamining a few typical applications. The author's style is directand pedagogical. The new student should find that the book provides aclear and strong grounding in this important technique.