Calculus: a Liberal Art - Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics - W.m. Priestley - Books - Springer-Verlag New York Inc. - 9781461272335 - October 23, 2012
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W.m. Priestley
Calculus: a Liberal Art - Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics Softcover Reprint of the Original 2nd Ed. 1998 edition

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Description for Sales People: This introduction to caclulus was written for liberal arts students, particularly for those whose principal interest is in the humanities. While the usual topics in calculus are covered, the subject is treated in an historical manner that gives a picture of the nature of mathematics and of the place of mathematics within the liberal arts. Table of Contents: 1. Tokens from the Gods Variables, Functions, and Limits.- 2. Rational Thoughts The Rise of Mathematics and the Liberal Arts.- 3. To Measure Is to Know More Pre-calculus Mathematics.- 4. Sherlock Holmes Meets Pierre de Fermat Derivatives.- 5. Optimistic Steps Techniques of Optimization.- 6. Chains and Change Instantaneous Rates.- 7. The Integrity of Ancient and Modern Mathematics Integrals and Antiderivatives.- 8. Romance in Reason Seventeenth-century Mathematics.- Appendices.- Answers to Selected Problems.

404 pages, biography

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 23, 2012
Original release date 1998
ISBN13 9781461272335
Publishers Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Pages 404
Dimensions 155 × 235 × 22 mm   ·   598 g
Language English  

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