Technical Calculus (Prentice-Hall Series in Technical Mathematics) - Hardcover

Calter, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0138981493 ISBN 13: 9780138981495

Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div, 1988

Synopsis

Uses an intuitive approach, information presented in small segments, and numerous illustrations. Outlines a technique for estimation And checking. Focuses on "real world" problems that cannot be solved exactly, but that must be tackled with an approximate method. Provides Marginal Notes, Common Error Boxes, Important Formulas (mathematical and technical), Summary of Facts and Formulas (convenient as a "handbook"), real-world Technical Applications, and thousands of exercises graded by difficulty and grouped by type.

About this title

From the Publisher

For one semester calculus course taken by So/Jr tech students. Numerous examples, problems, and illustrations.

From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: This book offers a state-of-the-art introduction to technical Calculus — including the use of the graphics calculator, the Harvard Calculus Approach (combined graphical, numerical, analytical presentations), and the Computer Algebra System. Key Topics: Uses an intuitive approach, information presented in small segments, and numerous illustrations. Outlines a technique for estimation and checking. Focuses on “real world” problems that cannot be solved exactly, but that must be tackled with an approximate method. Provides Marginal Notes, Common Error Boxes, Important Formulas (mathematical and technical), Summary of Facts and Formulas (convenient as a “handbook”), real-world Technical Applications, and thousands of exercises graded by difficulty and grouped by type. Market: For those needing an introduction to or review of technical calculus.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0138981493
• ISBN 13: 9780138981495
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 432