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Calculus With Applications
Book:Calculus With Applications
Authors: Peter D. Lax, Maria Shea Terrell
Publication date: 21 September 2013
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Springer New York
Summary
Calculus With Applications is an undergraduate introduction to single-variable calculus that places unusual emphasis on understanding why the fundamental results work rather than merely learning computational techniques. Lax and Terrell develop the subject from real numbers, sequences, and limits through continuity, differentiation, integration, approximation, and differential equations. A distinctive feature is the relatively early treatment of sequences, series, limits, and approximation, connecting theoretical calculus with numerical computation and showing students how calculus can be used to estimate quantities rather than only manipulate formulas. Important theorems are accompanied by explanations and proofs intended to make their mathematical meaning clear.
The book then broadens the conventional calculus curriculum considerably. It studies applications of derivatives, integration methods and numerical approximation of integrals, before introducing complex numbers and complex-valued functions, differential equations, probability, and elements of information theory. Applications include mathematical models of vibrations and population dynamics. The revised edition also discusses the approximation of functions and explains why uniform convergence is often more natural than pointwise convergence when calculus is used for approximation. Thus the text begins as a calculus book but gradually exposes students to ideas normally encountered in introductory mathematical analysis, applied mathematics, and probability.
The approach makes the book particularly suitable for mathematics, physics, and engineering students who want something more conceptual than a standard computational calculus textbook. Its combination of worked examples, applications, detailed proofs, approximately 220 illustrations, and numerous problems also makes it well suited to self-study and as a bridge between elementary calculus and rigorous real analysis. Reviewers have particularly noted its mathematical ideas, extensive problems, and usefulness for both beginning students and experienced teachers.
Key takeaways
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Book:Calculus With Applications
Authors: Peter D. Lax, Maria Shea Terrell
Publication date: 21 September 2013
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Springer New York
Summary
Calculus With Applications is an undergraduate introduction to single-variable calculus that places unusual emphasis on understanding why the fundamental results work rather than merely learning computational techniques. Lax and Terrell develop the subject from real numbers, sequences, and limits through continuity, differentiation, integration, approximation, and differential equations. A distinctive feature is the relatively early treatment of sequences, series, limits, and approximation, connecting theoretical calculus with numerical computation and showing students how calculus can be used to estimate quantities rather than only manipulate formulas. Important theorems are accompanied by explanations and proofs intended to make their mathematical meaning clear.
The book then broadens the conventional calculus curriculum considerably. It studies applications of derivatives, integration methods and numerical approximation of integrals, before introducing complex numbers and complex-valued functions, differential equations, probability, and elements of information theory. Applications include mathematical models of vibrations and population dynamics. The revised edition also discusses the approximation of functions and explains why uniform convergence is often more natural than pointwise convergence when calculus is used for approximation. Thus the text begins as a calculus book but gradually exposes students to ideas normally encountered in introductory mathematical analysis, applied mathematics, and probability.
The approach makes the book particularly suitable for mathematics, physics, and engineering students who want something more conceptual than a standard computational calculus textbook. Its combination of worked examples, applications, detailed proofs, approximately 220 illustrations, and numerous problems also makes it well suited to self-study and as a bridge between elementary calculus and rigorous real analysis. Reviewers have particularly noted its mathematical ideas, extensive problems, and usefulness for both beginning students and experienced teachers.
Key takeaways
- Calculus is presented as a theory of calculation, approximation, and mathematical modelling, not simply a collection of differentiation and integration rules.
- The treatment is more rigorous and conceptual than many standard first-year calculus books, with explanations and proofs of the major theorems.
- It goes beyond the usual syllabus by introducing complex numbers, differential equations, probability, convergence, numerical approximation, and information theory.
- It is an especially good transition text from calculus toward real analysis, while remaining accessible to science and engineering students.
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