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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Zusammenfassung
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
Fachbereich: Analysis
Genre: Importe, Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: xvii
404 S.
ISBN-13: 9780387983790
ISBN-10: 0387983791
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Priestley, W. M.
Auflage: Second Edition 1998
Hersteller: Springer
Springer US, New York, N.Y.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße: 241 x 160 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: W. M. Priestley
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.04.1998
Gewicht: 0,805 kg
Artikel-ID: 107056427

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