Calculus : a liberal art

著者

• Priestley, William McGowen

書誌事項

Calculus : a liberal art

William McGowen Priestley

（Undergraduate texts in mathematics）

Springer, c1998

2nd ed

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-328) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Presenting mathematics as forming a natural bridge between the humanities and the sciences, this book makes calculus accessible to those in the liberal arts. Much of the necessary geometry and algebra are exposed through historical development, and a section on the development of calculus offers insights into the place of mathematics in the history of thought.

目次

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.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA36249897
• ISBN:
  • 0387983791
• LCCN: 97041813
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: New York
• ページ数/冊数: xvi, 401 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 分類:
  • NDC9 : 413.3
  • LCC : QA303
  • DC21 : 515
  • NDLC : MA111
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Calculus
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA00018418