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Computer-Supported Calculus

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  • © 2002

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Authors:
  1. Adi Ben-Israel

    1. Rutgers Center for Operations Research and Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA

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  2. Robert Gilbert

    1. Department of Mathematical Science and Computer and Informational Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, USA

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  • the first calculus book integrated with a special software

Part of the book series: Texts & Monographs in Symbolic Computation (TEXTSMONOGR)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Functions, limits, and continuity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Functions

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      Pages 2-42

    3. Elementary functions used in calculus

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      Pages 43-62

    4. Limits and continuity

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      Pages 63-103

  3. Derivatives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Differentiation

      • Adi Ben-Israel, Robert Gilbert
      Pages 106-147

    3. Differentiation rules

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      Pages 148-178

    4. Extremum problems

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      Pages 179-223

    5. Mean value theorem

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      Pages 224-278

  4. Integrals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 279-279
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    2. Definite integrals

      • Adi Ben-Israel, Robert Gilbert
      Pages 280-321

    3. Fundamental theorem of calculus

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      Pages 322-343

    4. Integration techniques

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      Pages 344-383

    5. Applications of integrals

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      Pages 384-425

  5. Series and approximations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 427-427
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    2. Sequences and series

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      Pages 428-459

    3. Series expansions and approximations

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      Pages 460-499

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 501-612
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About this book

This is a new type of calculus book: Students who master this text will be well versed in calculus and, in addition, possess a useful working knowledge of one of the most important mathematical software systems, namely, MACSYMA. This will equip them with the mathematical competence they need for science and engi­ neering and the competitive workplace. The choice of MACSYMA is not essential for the didactic goal of the book. In fact, any of the other major mathematical software systems, e. g. , AXIOM, MATHEMATICA, MAPLE, DERIVE, or REDUCE, could have been taken for the examples and for acquiring the skill in using these systems for doing mathematics on computers. The symbolic and numerical calcu­ lations described in this book will be easily performed in any of these systems by slight modification of the syntax as soon as the student understands and masters the MACSYMA examples in this book. What is important, however, is that the student gets all the information necessary to design and execute the calculations in at least one concrete implementation language as this is done in this book and also that the use of the mathematical software system is completely integrated with the text. In these times of globalization, firms which are unable to hire adequately trained technology experts will not prosper. For corporations which depend heavily on sci­ ence and engineering, remaining competitive in the global economy will require hiring employees having had a traditionally rigorous mathematical education.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Rutgers Center for Operations Research and Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA

    Adi Ben-Israel

  • Department of Mathematical Science and Computer and Informational Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, USA

    Robert Gilbert

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