Fernandez, Oscar E. (Oscar Edward)
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]
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Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Wake up and smell the functions — Breakfast at Newton’s — Driven by derivatives — Connected by calculus — Take a derivative and you’ll feel better — Adding things up, the calculus way — Derivatives and integrals : the dream team — Epilogue — Appendices.
- Uses everyday experiences to reveal the hidden calculus behind a typical day’s events, showing how math naturally emerges from simple observations such as how hot coffee cools down, and demonstrating that calculus can be both useful and fascinating.
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Requested by Sorenson, J