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Quick Calculus: A Self-Teaching Guide Paperback - 2022

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Author: Ramsey, Norman,Dourmashkin, Peter,Kleppner, Daniel
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From the publisher

Discover an accessible and easy-to-use guide to calculus fundamentals

In Quick Calculus: A Self-Teaching Guide, 3rd Edition, a team of expert MIT educators delivers a hands-on and practical handbook to essential calculus concepts and terms. The author explores calculus techniques and applications, showing readers how to immediately implement the concepts discussed within to help solve real-world problems.

In the book, readers will find:

An accessible introduction to the basics of differential and integral calculus
An interactive self-teaching guide that offers frequent questions and practice problems with solutions.
A format that enables them to monitor their progress and gauge their knowledge

This latest edition provides new sections, rewritten introductions, and worked examples that demonstrate how to apply calculus concepts to problems in physics, health sciences, engineering, statistics, and other core sciences.

Quick Calculus: A Self-Teaching Guide, 3rd Edition is an invaluable resource for students and lifelong learners hoping to strengthen their foundations in calculus.

From the rear cover

An accessible and straightforward handbook to the basics of calculus

In the newly revised third edition of Quick Calculus, a team of expert educators delivers a practical, comprehensive, and easy-to-use guide to understanding essential calculus concepts and terms. The book emphasizes technique and application--in contrast to rigorous mathematical proofs--which makes the book an excellent choice for readers who hope to immediately apply calculus concepts to real problems.

Quick Calculus offers an interactive self-teaching format that provides frequent questions and practice problems, increasing the speed and depth of learning and retention. Included self-tests allow readers to monitor their progress and gauge their knowledge. The authors describe the basic principles of differential and integral calculus in a friendly and accessible style, presenting a singular jumping-off point to more rigorous mathematical approaches.

The latest edition offers rewritten introductions and new sections with worked examples that demonstrate the application of calculus to classic problems. These empower the reader to enter the world of differential equations and to apply calculus to a wide spectrum of disciplines.

Quick Calculus, Third Edition is an essential companion for any student or lifelong learner seeking a foundational understanding of calculus.

Details

Title Quick Calculus: A Self-Teaching Guide
Author Daniel Kleppner; Peter Dourmashkin; Norman Ramsey
Binding Paperback
Pages 304
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Jossey-Bass
Publication date 2022-04-26
Features Index
ISBN 9781119743194 / 1119743192
Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
Dimensions 9 x 7.3 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 18.54 x 2.29 cm)
Category Mathematics
Library of Congress subjects Calculus, Problems and exercises
Dewey Decimal Code 515.076

About the author

Daniel KLEPPNER is the Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT. He was awarded the National Medal of Science and the Oersted Medal of the American Association of Physics Teachers.

peter DOURMASHKIN is Senior Lecturer at MIT.

The late Norman RAMSEY was the Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University and the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics.